A coil component including a magnetic portion that includes metal particles and a resin material, a coil conductor embedded in the magnetic portion, and outer electrodes electrically connected to the coil conductor. Also, a protective layer containing Ti is disposed on the magnetic portion.

A high-frequency acceleration cavity core is a toroidal core obtained by winding an Fe-based magnetic ribbon having crystals with an average crystal grain size of 1 μm or less, in which a space factor of the Fe-based magnetic ribbon is 40% or more and 59% or less, and a μQf value at 1 MHz is 3×10.sup.9 Hz or more. The average crystal grain size is preferably 0.1 μm or less. The toroidal core preferably has a portion having a gap portion from an inner diameter to an outer diameter.

An inductor includes a magnetic base body including soft magnetic metal particles containing iron, first and second external electrodes provided on the magnetic base body, and an internal conductor provided in the magnetic base body, with one end thereof electrically connected to the first external electrode and the other end thereof electrically connected to the second external electrode, the internal conductor extending linearly from the first external electrode to the second external electrode in plan view. The magnetic base body is configured so that a peak intensity ratio is 2 or more between a peak intensity of a first peak and a peak intensity of a second peak in a Raman spectrum obtained by using an excitation laser with a wavelength of 488 nm. The first peak is around a wave number of 712 cm.sup.−1, and the second peak is around a wave number of 1320 cm.sup.−1.

Provided are: a grain-oriented electromagnetic steel sheet exhibiting excellent coating film adhesion and excellent magnetic characteristics; and a method for producing this grain-oriented electromagnetic steel sheet. This grain-oriented electromagnetic steel sheet is provided with a ceramic coating film arranged on a steel sheet, and an oxide insulating tension coating film arranged on the ceramic coating film. The ceramic coating film contains a nitride and an oxide; the nitride contains at least one element selected from the group consisting of Cr, Ti, Zr, Mo, Nb, Si, Al, Ta, Hf, W and Y; and the oxide has a corundum crystal structure. The Young's modulus of the ceramic coating film as determined by a nanoindentation method is 230 GPa or more; the average film thickness of the ceramic coating film is from 0.01 μm to 0.30 μm (inclusive); and the tension of the oxide insulating tension coating film is 10 MPa or more.

There is provided a method for manufacturing a soft magnetic member where a coating formed of an α-Fe.sub.2O.sub.3 single phase having a high electrical resistivity is formed on a soft magnetic alloy substrate. A soft magnetic alloy substrate is heated in an atmosphere containing water vapor and inert gas to form a coating on the soft magnetic alloy substrate. The atmosphere has an oxygen partial pressure in a range of 0 to 1.5 kPa. A soft magnetic member including the soft magnetic alloy substrate and the coating formed on its surface can be obtained.

A nonmagnetic insulating metal oxide powder is made to adhere to a surface of a soft magnetic metal ribbon having an amorphous structure; this is wound in annular fashion and made into a wound body at which the metal oxide powder intervenes between ribbon layers; the wound body is made to undergo heat treatment in a nonoxidizing atmosphere; the wound body is thereafter subjected to treatment for formation of an oxide film in an oxidizing atmosphere adjusted to be at a temperature lower than that at the heat treatment to cause oxidation of the surface of the soft magnetic metal ribbon; and spaces between ribbon layers at the wound body are moreover impregnated with resin and curing is carried out to fuse the metal oxide powder thereto.

A magnetic bead contains: a magnetic metal powder; and a coating layer with which a particle surface of the magnetic metal powder is coated. When the magnetic bead is left to stand in a state of a dispersion obtained by dispersing the magnetic bead in water, a time until an initial absorbance of the dispersion attenuates to 80% of an absorbance when the standing is started is 90 seconds or longer.

A magnetic bead contains: a Fe-based magnetic metal powder; and a coating layer with which a particle surface of the Fe-based magnetic metal powder is coated. The Fe-based magnetic metal powder contains a crystal grain having a grain diameter of 1 nm or more and 60 nm or less in a ratio of 30% by volume or more and 100% by volume or less. In addition, the coating layer may contain an oxide and has an average thickness of 10 nm or more and 200 nm or less.

[PROBLEM] To provide a wound magnetic core and a method for manufacturing a wound magnetic core permitting improvement of insulation between ribbon layers in a wound magnetic core at which soft magnetic metal ribbon has been wound to form an annular wound body. [SOLUTION MEANS] A nonmagnetic insulating metal oxide powder is made to adhere to a surface of a soft magnetic metal ribbon having an amorphous structure; this is wound in annular fashion and made into a wound body at which the metal oxide powder intervenes between ribbon layers; the wound body is made to undergo heat treatment in a nonoxidizing atmosphere; the wound body is thereafter subjected to treatment for formation of an oxide film in an oxidizing atmosphere adjusted to be at a temperature lower than that at the heat treatment to cause oxidation of the surface of the soft magnetic metal ribbon; and spaces between ribbon layers at the wound body are moreover impregnated with resin and curing is carried out to fuse the metal oxide powder thereto.

A permanent magnet of an embodiment comprises: a base magnet represented by a-b-c (a includes a rare earth-based element, b includes a transition element, and c includes boron (B)); and a coating layer coated on a surface of the base magnet, wherein the coating layer comprises a compound containing a metal having magnetism, the compound including: a phosphor (P); and a metal belonging to the fourth period in the periodic table.