Results concerning the Hall effect and saturation magnetostriction lambda(s
) dependence on the annealing temperature of Fe90Hf7B3 ribbons prepared by
melt-spinning technique are presented. As a consequence of the structural c
hanges induced by heat treatments, the magnetoelastic and electric properti
es of these materials are changing. A strong decrease of the extraordinary
Hall coefficient R-s and saturation magnetostriction lambda(s) after nanocr
ystallization was observed. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reser
ved.