An object of the present invention is to provide a new nanogranular structure material having magneto-optical properties different from those of existing nanogranular structure materials, and a method for producing the same. The nanogranular structure material has a composition represented by L-M-F—O wherein L is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Fe, Co, and Ni, and M is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Li, Be, Mg, Al, Si, Ca, Sr, Ba, Bi, and rare earth elements, F is fluorine, and O is oxygen. The nanogranular structure material according to the present invention is composed of a matrix formed of a fluorine compound having a composition represented by M-F and metal oxide nanoparticles dispersed in the matrix and having a composition represented by L-O.

A soft magnetic alloy or the like combining high saturated magnetic flux density, low coercive force and high magnetic permeability μ′ having the composition formula (Fe.sub.(1−(α+β))X1.sub.αX2.sub.β).sub.(1−(a+b+c+d+e))B.sub.aSi.sub.bC.sub.cCu.sub.dM.sub.e. X1 is one more elements selected from the group consisting of Co and Ni, X2 is one or more elements selected from the group consisting of Al, Mn, Ag, Zn, Sn, As, Sb, Bi, N, O and rare earth elements, and M is one or more elements selected from the group consisting of Nb, Hf, Zr, Ta, Ti, Mo, W and V. 0.140<a≤0.240, 0≤b≤0.030, 0<c<0.080, 0<d≤0.020, 0≤e≤0.030, α≥0, β≥0, and 0≤α+β≤0.50 are satisfied.

To obtain a magnetic core having an improved withstand voltage property while maintaining a high relative magnetic permeability, and the like. The magnetic core contains large particles observed as soft magnetic particles having a Heywood diameter of 5 μm or more and 25 μm or less and small particles observed as soft magnetic particles having a Heywood diameter of 0.5 μm or more and less than 5 μm in a cross section. C1<C2 is satisfied in which an average circularity of the small particles close to the large particles is C1 and an average circularity of all small particles observed in the cross section including small particles not close to the large particles is C2. The small particles close to the large particles are defined as small particles whose distance from centroids of the small particles to a surface of the large particles is 3 μm or less.

A coil component includes a body that is made of a composite material containing a resin material and metal powder, a coil conductor which is provided in the body and an end portion of which is exposed on an end face of the body, and a metal film that is provided on an outer surface of the body and that is electrically connected to the coil conductor on the end face in the outer surface. The outer surface of the body has a contact area that is in contact with the metal film. Multiple particles of the metal powder escape from the resin material and are in contact with each other in the contact area of the body.

An electronic component includes an element body made of a composite material of a resin material and metal powder. A plurality of particles of the metal powder are exposed from the resin material and make contact with one another on the outer surface of the element.

A coil-type electronic component comprises an element including a magnetic element body and a coil conductor. A portion of the magnetic element body in between layers of the coil conductor adjacent to each other in an axis direction of the coil conductor includes first soft magnetic metal particles. A portion of the magnetic element body on an outer side along the axis includes second soft magnetic metal particles. The first soft magnetic metal particles have a saturation magnetization (Ms) higher than that of the second soft magnetic metal particles.

A nanocomposite comprising crystalline grains in an amorphous matrix, the crystalline grains comprising an iron (Fe)-nickel (Ni) compound and being separated from one another by the amorphous matrix; and one or more barriers between the crystalline grains and the amorphous matrix, the barriers being configured to inhibit growth of the crystalline grains during forming of the crystalline grains, a barrier of the one or more barriers being between a crystalline grain and the amorphous matrix; wherein the amorphous matrix comprises an increased resistivity relative to a resistivity of the crystalline grains; and wherein the amorphous matrix is configured to reduce losses of the crystalline grains caused by a change in a magnetic field applied to the crystalline grains relative to losses of the crystalline grains that occur without the amorphous matrix.

A composite particle includes a large particle and binder particles. The large particle has a particle size of 10 μm to 50 μm. The binder particles are attached on the large particle and each have a particle size smaller than that of the large particle.

A coil component includes a body that is made of a composite material containing a resin material and metal powder, a coil conductor which is provided in the body and an end portion of which is exposed on an end face of the body, and a metal film that is provided on an outer surface of the body and that is electrically connected to the coil conductor on the end face in the outer surface. The outer surface of the body has a contact area that is in contact with the metal film. Multiple particles of the metal powder escape from the resin material and are in contact with each other in the contact area of the body.

The application relates to a power switch for breaking an electrical circuit when current and/or current time span threshold values are exceeded, including an energy converter, which on the primary side is connected to the electrical circuit, and on the secondary side provides an energy supply for at least one control unit of the power switch. A choke is connected between the secondary-side output of the energy converter and the control unit of the power switch.