Impact of different Nd-rich crystal-phases on the coercivity of Nd–Fe–B grain ensembles

G. Hrkac, T. G. Woodcock, K. T. Butler, L. Saharan, M. T. Bryan, T. Schrefl, O. Gutfleisch

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Abstract

Aberration-corrected transmission electron microscopy, combined with atomistic simulations, has been used to study the anisotropy profiles of interfaces between metallic Nd (fcc, dhcp), Nd2O3 (hP5, cI80), NdO and the Nd2Fe14B phase. The results show that the dhcp Nd and Nd2O3-hP5 phases have a more detrimental effect on coercivity than fcc Nd, Nd2O3-cI80 and NdO. The coercivity change is rooted in distortions in the Nd2Fe14B crystal lattice; the depth and magnitude of this change is a function of orientation and type of Nd-rich phase
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)35-38
Number of pages4
JournalScripta Materialia
Volume70
Issue number1
Early online date6 Sept 2013
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2014

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