Corrosion mechanism of H_2O on Sm_2Fe_(17) and nitrogenation process of corroded Sm_2Fe_(17)

Sm_2 Fe_(17) prepared by reduction-diffusion method needs to be washed with water to remove calcium oxide. Electrochemical corrosion occurs when Sm_2 Fe_(17) powder is in contact with liquid water. Corrosion mechanism of H_2 O on Sm_2 Fe_(17) powder and nitrogenation process of corroded Sm_2 Fe_(17) were studied by analyzing the structure and morphology. It is indicated that the metallic hydroxide forms and deposits on the Sm_2 Fe_(17) powder surfaces during water corrosion. At the same time, oxygen and hydrogen enter the unit cell of Sm2 Fe_(17), causing a slight increase in Curie temperature. In the subsequent nitriding process,the hydroxide is dehydrated and hydrogen is desorbed. The resulting oxide reacts with Sm_2 Fe_(17)N_x to form a-Fe and Sm_2 O_3. Thermodynamic calculations using the HSC Chemistry 6.0 software indicate that the reaction can occur spontaneously. The effect of water corrosion on the magnetic properties of the nitride can be eliminated by hydrogen reduction prior to nitriding.     

Preparation and magnetic properties of anisotropic Nd_2Fe_(14)B/Sm_2Co_(17) hybrid-bonded magnets

In the present work, anisotropic Nd_2 Fe_(14) B/Sm_2 Co_(17) hybrid-bonded magnets were prepared with different Nd-Fe-B contents. It is found that the particle distributions and ratios between the two magnetic phases have important roles in the magnetic properties, microstructures and thermal stability of the magnets. With increase of Nd-Fe-B content, the saturation magnetization of the anisotropic hybrid magnet increases significantly, however, coercivity decreases, and the demagnetization curves show magnetically single-phase behavior. The anisotropic Nd_2 Fe_(14) B/Sm_2 Co_(17) hybrid-bonded magnets exhibit a maximum energy product and remanence of 14.15 MGOe and 99.53 A·m~2/kg, respectively, when the NdFe-B content is 70 wt% at room temperature. Furthermore, the hybrid magnets also have better thermal stability at elevated temperatures due to the interaction between the two magnetic particles.     

Effect of cobalt substitution on structure and magnetic properties of Nd_(0.4)Zr_(0.6)Fe_(10-x)Co_xSi_2(x =0-3) alloys and their ribbons

This study reports the stabilization of the RFe_(12)-type based compounds where part of R and Fe are substituted with Zr and Co and Si, respectively, in order to examine whether these rare-earth-lean materials are suitable for applications as permanent magnets. Structural and magnetic characterization of the family of alloys with the general formula Nd_(0.4) Zr_(0.6) Fe_(10-x)Co_xS_i2(x = 0 -3) and their melt-spun ribbons were carried out using X-ray diffraction and M€ossbauer spectroscopy. The ThMn_(12)-type structure is obtained for all samples as the majority phase with a minority a-Fe(CoSi) phase(less than 5 wt%) as it was estimated by XRD for x = 1 and 2. The Curie temperature increases linearly with Co substitution from 561 K for x = 0 to 712 K for x = 3. The saturation magnetization decreases slightly from 130.5(x =1)to 129.1 A·m~2/kg(x=3), while the anisotropy field is following the same trend.     

双钙钛矿化合物Sr2Mn1-xGaxMoO6（x=0,0.1,0.2,0.3）的晶体结构与磁性

用非磁性Ga3+部分替代Sr2MnMoO6中的Mn2+,获得Sr2Mn1-xGaxMoO6(x=0,0.1,0.2,0.3)多晶样品,通过X射线衍射(XRD)分析和磁性能测量研究Ga3+对晶体结构和磁性的影响。XRD谱Rietveld结构精修分析表明,Sr2Ga1-xMnxMoO6具有四方对称晶体结构(空间群I4/m)。随着Ga含量增加,B/B-原子占位有序度降低,平均键长减小,而平均键长增大,平均键角保持180o不变,平均键角逐渐扩张。5 K及300 K温度下,样品均为反铁磁体,但低掺杂样品在低温(5 K)下表现出微弱的铁磁性。上述结果表明,Ga3+对Mn2+的电子掺杂引起部分Mo离子价态由+6价转变为+5价。     

Electrochemical synthesis,structure characterization and magnetic properties of Tb_xFe_7Co_3(x=0,0.6,0.8) nanowires

Highly ordered Tb_xFe_7 Co_3(x=0,0.6,0.8) nanowires were synthesized in alumina templates by electrochemical deposition method.Here,the effects of Tb content and annealing treatment on the phase composition,morphology,crystalline structure and magnetic properties were investigated.The asdeposited Tb_0 Fe_7 Co_3 nanowires comprise Fe_7 Co_3 phase.While after adding Tb,the diffraction peaks slightly shift left,indicating the infiltration of Tb atoms into Fe_7 Co_3 phase.After annealing,Tb_0 Fe_7 Co_3 nanowires still consist of Fe_7 Co_3 phase with a slight enhancement on coercivity.While the annealed nanowires with Tb doped present a complex phase composition containing Fe3 Tb,Fe_2 Tb,Co_3 Tb,Co_(17)Tb_2,TbFeO_3 and Fe_2 O_3 phases distribute in the central portion,and Co_(0.72)Fe_(0.28) at the nanowire outer walls.The annealed Tb_xFe_7 Co_3(x=0.6,0.8) nanowires show higher magnetic performance owing to the formation of hard magnetic phases,the interfacial elastic coupling between hard and soft phases and the coherent Fe3 Tb/Co_3 Tb interface which restrain the domain wall motion.To be specific,the coercivity and remanence ratio of TbxFe_7 Co_3(x=0.6,0.8) nanowires significantly enhance with increasing Tb content.     

Magnetic properties and microstructure of Fe_(69.5-x)Nd_7B_(21)Nb_(2.5)Ga_x(x=0-1)alloys

The Fe_(69.5-x)Nd_7 B_(21)Nb_(2.5)Ga_x(x = 0-1)permanent magnets in the form of rods were prepared by annealing the bulk amorphous alloys.The magnetic properties,phase evolution and microstructure of the alloys were investigated systematically.It is found that the glass forming ability(GFA), microstructure and magnetic properties are sensitive to Ga content for Fe_(69.5-x)Nd_7 B_(21)Nb_(2.5)Ga_x(x = 0-1)bulk alloys.The annealed alloys are mainly composed of soft α-Fe,hard Nd_2 Fe_(14)B and nonmagnetic Nd_(1.1)Fe_4 B_4 phases.When x = 0.3,the optimally annealed magnets exhibit magnetic properties of the remanence Br = 0.63 T,intrinsic coercivity H_(cj) = 368.68 kA/m and maximum energy product(BH)_(max) = 33.73 kJ/m~3.Furthermore,magnetic field heat treatment at the temperature close to Curie temperature of Nd_2 Fe_(14)B phase was applied to the annealed Fe_(69.2)Nd_7 B_(21)Nb_(2.5)Ga_(0.3) magnet.The results of X-ray diffraction(XRD)and transmission electron microscopy(TEM)indicate that the magnetic field heat treatment can be beneficial for the precipitation of α-Fe.Thus,the B_r,H_(cj) and(BH)_(max) are enhanced by 8.7%,6.3% and 16.3%,respectively.     

Study on the Easy Direction of Magnetization of Sm_（0．88）Dy_（0．12）Fe_2 Alloy

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Microstructure and magnetic properties of bulk magnets Nd_(14-x)Fe_(76+x)Co_3Zr_1B_6(x=0,0.5,1) prepared by spark plasma sintering

Melt-spun ribbons with nominal composition of Nd14-xFe76+xCo3Zr1B6(x=0,0.5,1) were consolidated into isotropic bulk magnets by spark plasma sintering method.It was found that the Nd content and sintering temperature had significant influence on the density and magnetic properties of the sintered magnets.Homogeneous microstructure and fine grain(50-100 nm) were obtained when sintering below 700 ℃,and the initial magnetization curve showed that the coercivity was controlled by the pinning mechanism.However,ab...     

Structure and intrinsic magnetic properties of MM_2Fe_(14)B(MM=La,Ce, Pr,Nd) alloys

MM_(33)Fe_(66)B(MM=La, Ce, Pr, Nd) alloys(mass ratio) were prepared by induction melting and heat-treated at 1353 K for 24 h to produce homogeneous MM_2Fe_(14) B phase. The phase structure and element distribution of the alloys were analyzed by X-ray diffraction(XRD) and scanning electron microscope(SEM). The alloys were applied ball milling to obtain powders with good size distribution and then magnetic aligned in a static magnetic field of 2 T for 4 h, in order to achieve the intrinsic magnetic properties by vibrating sample magnetometer(VSM). XRD results showed that the alloys were composed of the single 2:14:1 main phase and RE-rich phase, which was similar to Nd_2Fe_(14)B structure. Magnetic measurements showed that the saturation magnetization(Ms) and anisotropy field(HA) of the MM_(33)Fe_(66)B alloy were 11.3 k Gs and 48.4 k Oe, respectively, demonstrating its good potential as permanent magnets. The Curie temperature of the MM_(33)Fe_(66)B alloy was determined as 502.9 K by magnetization-temperature curves. Microstructure observation showed that Nd and Pr were mainly in the 2:14:1 ferromagnetic phase, while La and Ce prefered to aggregate in the RE-rich grain boundary phase, which is beneficial to fabricating(Pr, Nd, MM)_2Fe_(14)B magnets with good magnetic properties.     

Synthesis and characterization of Ce_(0.8)Sm_(0.2)O_(1.9) nanopowders using an acrylamide polymerization process

Ce0.8Sm0.2O1.9(SDC) nanopowders were synthesized by an acrylamide polymerization process.The XRD results showed that SDC powders prepared at 700 °C possessed a cubic fluorite structure.Transmission electron microscopy(TEM) indicated that the particle sizes of powders were in the range of 10-15 nm.A 98.3% of theoretical density was obtained when the SDC pellets were sintered at 1350 °C for 5 h,indicating that the powders had good sinterability.The conductivity of the sintered SDC ceramics was 0.019 S/cm at 600 °C and the activation energy was only 0.697 eV.Furthermore,a unit cell was fabricated from the powders and the maximum power density of 0.169 W/cm2 was achieved at 700 °C with humidified hydrogen as the fuel and air as the oxidant.     

金属间化物（Sm_（1－x）Dy_x）_2Fe_（17）N_y中的各向异性机制探讨

本文主要通过变温穆斯堡尔谱等手段研究金属间化物（Ｓｍ（１－ｘ）Ｄｙｘ）２Ｆｅ（１７）Ｎｙ（ｘ＝０．４；２＜ｙ＜３）的自旋重取向现象，进而对其中的各向异性产生机制进行分析。由实验结果得出Ｄｙ次格子的单轴各向异性较强，导致在１５０Ｋ～１００Ｋ较低温度下出现自旋重取向现象。     

Study on structure and electrochemical properties of the (LaGdMg)Ni3.35-xCoxAl0.15 (x=0-2.0) hydrogen storage alloys

Hydrogen storage alloys (LaGdMg)Ni_3.35-xCo_xAl_0.15 (x=0, 0.1, 0.3, 0.5, 1.0, 1.5, 2.0) were prepared by induction melting followed by annealing treatment in argon atmosphere. The effects of partly replacing Ni by Co element in (LaGdMg)Ni_3.35Al_0.15 on the phase structure and electrochemical properties of (LaGdMg)Ni_3.35-xCo_xAl_0.15 alloys were investigated. Structure analysis showed that the alloys consisted of Ce₂Ni₇-type (Gd₂Co₇-type), CaCu₅-type, Pr₅Co₁₉-type, PuNi₃-type phase structure. The addition of Co element obviously reduced the contents of CaCu₅-type phase and increased the contents of Ce₂Ni₇-type phase. However, Pr₅Co₁₉-type and CaCu₅-type phase obviously increased with the high content of Co. Rietveld analysis showed that the c-axis lattice parameters and cell volumes of the component phases increased with increasing Co content. The electrochemical measurements showed that as the Co content increased, the maximum discharge capacity and the cyclic stability of the annealed alloys both first increased then decreased. The (LaGdMg)Ni_3.05Co_0.3Al_0.15 alloy electrode exhibited the maximum discharge capacity (392.92 mAh/g), and the (LaGdMg)Ni_1.85Co_1.0Al_0.15 alloy electrode showed the best cyclic stability (S₁₀₀=96.1%).     

Enhanced maximum energy product of(Sm_(1-y)Y_y)_2Fe_(17)N_x caused by abundant yttrium doping

Replacement of samarium(Sm) with abundant yttrium(Y) can help solve the potential shortage of Sm in the preparation of promising Sm_2 Fe_(1)7 N_x magnets.In this article,phase composition,microstructure and magnetic properties of(Sm_(1-y)Yy)_2 Fe_(17)N_x(y=0,0.2,0.4,0.6,0.8,1.0) were investigated.Maximum energy product(BH)_(max) is improved when less than 40 at% Y is doped in(Sm_(1-y)Y_y)_2 Fe_(17)N_x powder.In particular,when 20 at% Y replaces Sm,(BH)_(max) of(Sm_(1-y)Y_y)_2 Fe_(17)N_x powder increases by 15.1% from 131.7 to151.6 kJ/m~3.The effect of annealing temperature on the structural properties of high Y doping(Sm_(0.6)Y_(0.4))_2 Fe_(17) and the magnetic properties of the corresponding nitrides were subsequently investigated.In the RE_2 Fe_(17) phase grain combination process,the interlaced structure of the rhombohedral Th_2 Zn_(17)-type structural phase and the hexagonal Th_2 Ni_(17)-type structural phase is formed.Due to shortrange exchange coupling,the nitride with the highest content of two interlaced RE_2 Fe_(1)7 phases has the highest magnetic properties:B_r=1.23 T,H_(cJ)=443.9 kA/m and(BH)_(max)=197.6 kJ/m~3.     

Effect of proportion change of aluminum and silicon on magnetic entropy change and magnetic properties in La_(0.8)Ce_(0.2)Fe_(11.5)Al_(1.5-x)Si_x compounds

The microstructure, magnetic entropy changes, hysteresis and magnetic properties of La_(0.8)Ce_(0.2)Fe_(11.5)Al_(1.5–x)Si_x(x=0.4, 0.5, 0.6, 0.7) compounds were studied by X-ray diffraction(XRD) and a superconducting quantum interference device magnetometer(SQUID). The results showed that all the compounds presented cubic Na Zn13-type structure. Their Curie temperatures changed complicatedly with decreasing Al content due to changes of antiferromagnetic and ferromagnetic interaction. Under a field change from 0 to 2 T, the maximum magnetic entropy change for La_(0.8)Ce_(0.2)Fe_(11.5)Al_(1.1)Si_(0.4), La_(0.8)Ce_(0.2)Fe_(11.5)Al_(1.0)Si_(0.5), La_(0.8)Ce_(0.2)Fe_(11.5)Al_(0.9)Si_(0.6) and La_(0.8)Ce_(0.2)Fe_(11.5)Al_(0.8)Si_(0.7) were found to be –9.6, –4.8, –5.8 and –11.7 J/(kg·K), respectively. Moreover, their hysteresis losses were 1.13 J/(kg·K) or less. The large magnetic entropy changed and small hysteresis losses made them potential candidates for practical magnetic refrigeration application.     

Magnetic properties of melt-spun ribbons(Sm_(1-x)Zr_x)(Fe_(0.92)Ti_(0.08))_(10) with ThMn_(12) structure and their hydrides

The structure and magnetic hysteresis properties of the cast Sm_(1-x)Zr_x(Fe_(0.92)Ti_(0.08))_(10)(x = 0-0.3)alloys and melt-spun ribbons prepared from them were studied.In the cast alloy with x0.2, a considerable amount of the eutectic phase is found in the SEM micrographs.Analysis of the temperature dependences of the magnetic susceptibility and XRD patterns allows amorphous state in the as-spun ribbons with x0.2 to be determined.The specific magnetization measured in a field of 17 kOe and remanence decrease with increasing annealing temperature from 800 to 900 ℃ and weakly depend on Zr concentration.The maximal value of coercivity Hc = 4.7 kOe is obtained on the ribbons with x = 0.2 after annealing at 850℃ for 10 min.After additional hydrogenation of the ribbons,both the coercivity and remanence increase by 54% and 7%,respectively.