I-Halbach array iyisakhiwo sikazibuthe, okuyisakhiwo esicishe sibe esikahle kwezobunjiniyela. Umgomo uwukukhiqiza inkambu kazibuthe enamandla kakhulu ngenani elincane lamazibuthe. Ngo-1979, lapho uKlaus Halbach, isazi saseMelika, enza izivivinyo zokusheshisa i-electron, wathola lesi sakhiwo esikhethekile sikazibuthe, kancane kancane sathuthukisa lesi sakhiwo, futhi ekugcineni sakha okuthiwa "i-Halbach" uzibuthe.