Origins of the significant improvement in nanocrystalline Samarium-Cobalt's magnetic properties when doping with Niobium

作者: Tzu-Yuan Li , SH Chiou , HW Chang , SC Lo , CC Hsieh

DOI: 10.1016/J.JALLCOM.2014.10.004

关键词: Grain sizePhase (matter)NiobiumAb initio quantum chemistry methodsMagnetocrystalline anisotropyCoercivityCrystallographyMaterials scienceDopingCondensed matter physicsNanocrystalline material

摘要: Abstract SmCo7-based compounds are prototypical rare-earth based hard magnetic materials that the backbone of numerous devices and applications. We have found by doping SmCo7 phase with Niobium (e.g. SmCo6.7Nb0.3), enhanced coercivity being measured. Using a combination microstructural compositional characterization techniques ab initio calculations, we find Nb-doping stabilizes nanocrystalline nature material residing at 2e site structure, decreases average grain size, substantially increases magnetocrystalline anisotropy constant (K) from 1.25 × 107 erg/cm3 for to 1.40 × 107 erg/cm3 SmCo6.7Nb0.3). A significant enhancement in Nb is attributed increased K reduced size.

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