In this paper,dependence of magnetic properties on microstructure and composition of Ce-Fe-B sintered magnets with Cu-doped Ce-rich alloy addition was investigated.It shows that the maximum energy product(BH)(max)and ...In this paper,dependence of magnetic properties on microstructure and composition of Ce-Fe-B sintered magnets with Cu-doped Ce-rich alloy addition was investigated.It shows that the maximum energy product(BH)(max)and coercivity H(cj)of Ce-Fe-B sintered magnet are improved from 6.76 to 9.13 MGOe by 35.1%,and from 1.44 to 1.67 kOe by 16.0%,respectively,via adding 5 wt%liquid phase alloy of Ce(35.58)Fe(57.47)Cu6 B(0.95)(at%).Compared with the magnet without Cerich alloy addition,the volume fraction of the grain-boundary phase with low melting point increases in the magnet with Ce-rich alloy additio n,which is be ne ficial to imp roving the microstructure and promoting the coercivity enhancement of the magnet.In the Ce-Fe-B magnet with Ce-rich alloy addition,Cu and Ce enrich in the grain boundaries of the magnet after annealing,therefore the as-annealed magnet has a higher coercivity than the as-sintered magnet.A distinct Fe-rich layer with the average thickness of 60 nm is found in the grain boundaries in the magnet without Ce-rich alloy addition,but it seems that Fe-rich phase disappears in the magnet with Ce-rich alloy addition.The present work suggests that the further improvement of coercivity in the Ce-Fe-B sintered magnets is expectable by designing the composition and structure of added liquid phase alloys.展开更多
The Ce;Fe;B thin films with a notable out-of-plane c-axis texture were prepared by DC magnetron sputtering on a Ta buffer layer. The morphological and magnetic properties were investigated. The thickness of the magnet...The Ce;Fe;B thin films with a notable out-of-plane c-axis texture were prepared by DC magnetron sputtering on a Ta buffer layer. The morphological and magnetic properties were investigated. The thickness of the magnetic layer had a dramatic effect on the formation of Ce;Fe;B phase,and excellent magnetic properties(H;≈4.25 kOe, M;/M;≈0.81) were observed for the Ce-Fe-B film with the thickness d;= 200 nm. The results of the hysteresis loops for Ce-Fe-B film（d;= 200 nm） at various measured temperatures show that a decoupling between the hard and the soft phases is observed at low temperatures, which is due to the regions with quite low anisotropy provided by the a-Fe. Moreover. it is clear that significantly various magnetization behaviors between the films with d;= 200 and 300 nm were observed with a similar trend due to the existence of the a-Fe soft phase.展开更多
Ce-Fe-B sintered magnets with enhanced coercivity were prepared by the powder metallurgy method. The mechanism of the coercivity enhancement in Ce-Fe-B sintered magnets with the low-melting point intergranular additiv...Ce-Fe-B sintered magnets with enhanced coercivity were prepared by the powder metallurgy method. The mechanism of the coercivity enhancement in Ce-Fe-B sintered magnets with the low-melting point intergranular additive was discussed in details. It was speculated that the low coercivity of Ce-Fe-B sintered magnet was related to the irregular sharps and relatively low magneto-anisotropy field of the matrix phase. After introducing a 20 wt.% Nd-based intergranular additive, the coercivity markedly increased from 108 Oe to 2560 Oe due to the formation of thin and continuous grain boundary layers and the surface modification of the matrix phase grains. Additionally, the formation of the high anisotropy field（Nd,Ce）_2Fe_（14）B shell was beneficial to the increase of the coercivity as well. This work suggested that adding low-melting point intergranular additives was effective to fabricate the practical Ce-Fe-B sintered magnets.展开更多
The Ce-substituted(Nd1-xCex)12.2 Fe81.6 B6.2(x=0.0, 0.2, 0.4, 0.6) nanocrystalline ribbons were prepared by annealing amorphous ribbons from melt spinning. It is found that all ribbons are in a multiphase state consis...The Ce-substituted(Nd1-xCex)12.2 Fe81.6 B6.2(x=0.0, 0.2, 0.4, 0.6) nanocrystalline ribbons were prepared by annealing amorphous ribbons from melt spinning. It is found that all ribbons are in a multiphase state consisting of a-Fe phase, Nd(Ce)-rich phases and RE2 Fe14 B(RE = Nd, Ce) phases. However, the coercivity of all annealed ribbons can reach a considerably high value without doping any heavy rare earth or other coercivity enhanced elements. A strong intergranular exchange coupling appears in these nanocrystalline ribbons. The Nd12.2 Fe81.6 B6.2 ribbons with multiphase have a coercivity of about 11.3 k Oe, and the coercivity decreases slightly with increasing Ce content. A coercivity of 7.5 kOe can be obtained when60 at% of Nd is replaced by Ce(x = 0.6) due to the grain refinement and the strong intergranular exchange coupling. This provides a practical approach of fabricating high coercivity Ce-substituted Nd-Fe-B materials.展开更多
Ce_(2)Fe_(14)B compound has a great potential to serve as a novel permanent magnet alternative thanks to the abundant and inexpensive rare-earth element(cerium),while its low magnetocrystalline anisotropy and energy p...Ce_(2)Fe_(14)B compound has a great potential to serve as a novel permanent magnet alternative thanks to the abundant and inexpensive rare-earth element(cerium),while its low magnetocrystalline anisotropy and energy product severely restrict its applications.In this work,a novel strategy combining melt-spinning and electron-beam exposure(EBE)aiming for fabricating high-performance Ce-Fe-B magnetic materials is reported to solve the above-mentioned problem.Remarkably,this strategy facilitates developing a suitable grain boundary configuration without using any additional heavy rare-earth element.Under the optimal EBE condition,the maximum energy product((BH)max)of pure Ce-Fe-B alloy is 6.5 MGOe,about four times higher than that obtained after conventional rapid thermal processing method for the same precursor.The enhanced intergranular magnetostatic coupling effect in the EBE sample is validated by mapping the first-order-reversal-curve(FORC)diagrams.The in-situ observation of magnetic domain wall motion for Ce-Fe-B alloy using Lorentz transmission electron microscopy reveals that the boundary layers are very effective in pinning the motion of domain walls,leading to the increased coercivity under EBE,and this pinning effect is further verified by micromagnetic simulations.Our results suggest that Ce Fe B materials using EBE could be a promising candidate after further processing,which could fill the performance“gap”between hexaferrite and Nd-Fe-B-based magnets.展开更多
Nanocrystalline Ce-based rare earth(RE)-Fe-B alloys exhibit relatively good hard magnetic properties and high performance-cost ratio,but their properties deteriorate seriously after hot deformation(HD).Here,we present...Nanocrystalline Ce-based rare earth(RE)-Fe-B alloys exhibit relatively good hard magnetic properties and high performance-cost ratio,but their properties deteriorate seriously after hot deformation(HD).Here,we present a simplified one-step HD process for preparing anisotropic Ce-based Ce_(25.88)La_(2.85)Y_(4.56)Fe_(65.73)B_(0.98)(wt%)magnets.The precursor of nanocrystalline powders is first compacted inside a copper tube,and then the powders with the tube are deformed together to achieve magnetic anisotropy.Compared with the conventional two-step HD magnet,i.e.,hot pressing followed by HD,one-step HD significantly increased the coercivity from 1.6 to 3.0 kOe,and the maximum magnetic energy product was improved from 3.7 to 4.8 MGOe.The microstructure characterization indicates that one-step HD can not only produce a more desirable microstructure,characterized by well-aligned platelet-shaped grains with reduced aspect ratio but also greatly inhibit the formation of coarse grain(CG)region.Both of them have been confirmed to be beneficial to enhancing coercivity by micromagnetic simulations.Our results thus demonstrate that the simplified one-step HD process offers a promising approach to developing high-performance anisotropic Ce-based magnets.展开更多
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(51590882)the Plan of National Key Research and Development of China(2016YFB0700903)
文摘In this paper,dependence of magnetic properties on microstructure and composition of Ce-Fe-B sintered magnets with Cu-doped Ce-rich alloy addition was investigated.It shows that the maximum energy product(BH)(max)and coercivity H(cj)of Ce-Fe-B sintered magnet are improved from 6.76 to 9.13 MGOe by 35.1%,and from 1.44 to 1.67 kOe by 16.0%,respectively,via adding 5 wt%liquid phase alloy of Ce(35.58)Fe(57.47)Cu6 B(0.95)(at%).Compared with the magnet without Cerich alloy addition,the volume fraction of the grain-boundary phase with low melting point increases in the magnet with Ce-rich alloy additio n,which is be ne ficial to imp roving the microstructure and promoting the coercivity enhancement of the magnet.In the Ce-Fe-B magnet with Ce-rich alloy addition,Cu and Ce enrich in the grain boundaries of the magnet after annealing,therefore the as-annealed magnet has a higher coercivity than the as-sintered magnet.A distinct Fe-rich layer with the average thickness of 60 nm is found in the grain boundaries in the magnet without Ce-rich alloy addition,but it seems that Fe-rich phase disappears in the magnet with Ce-rich alloy addition.The present work suggests that the further improvement of coercivity in the Ce-Fe-B sintered magnets is expectable by designing the composition and structure of added liquid phase alloys.
基金supported by the Major State Basic Research Development Program of China(2014CB643701)the General Program of the National Natural Science Foundation of China(51571064)
文摘The Ce;Fe;B thin films with a notable out-of-plane c-axis texture were prepared by DC magnetron sputtering on a Ta buffer layer. The morphological and magnetic properties were investigated. The thickness of the magnetic layer had a dramatic effect on the formation of Ce;Fe;B phase,and excellent magnetic properties(H;≈4.25 kOe, M;/M;≈0.81) were observed for the Ce-Fe-B film with the thickness d;= 200 nm. The results of the hysteresis loops for Ce-Fe-B film（d;= 200 nm） at various measured temperatures show that a decoupling between the hard and the soft phases is observed at low temperatures, which is due to the regions with quite low anisotropy provided by the a-Fe. Moreover. it is clear that significantly various magnetization behaviors between the films with d;= 200 and 300 nm were observed with a similar trend due to the existence of the a-Fe soft phase.
基金Project supported by Plan of National Key Research and Development(2016YFB0700903)Program of Ningbo International Corporation(2015D10019)+1 种基金Program of Ningbo Innovation Team(2012B81001)Zhejiang Provincial Nature Science Foundation for Youth under Grant(LQ15E010004)
文摘Ce-Fe-B sintered magnets with enhanced coercivity were prepared by the powder metallurgy method. The mechanism of the coercivity enhancement in Ce-Fe-B sintered magnets with the low-melting point intergranular additive was discussed in details. It was speculated that the low coercivity of Ce-Fe-B sintered magnet was related to the irregular sharps and relatively low magneto-anisotropy field of the matrix phase. After introducing a 20 wt.% Nd-based intergranular additive, the coercivity markedly increased from 108 Oe to 2560 Oe due to the formation of thin and continuous grain boundary layers and the surface modification of the matrix phase grains. Additionally, the formation of the high anisotropy field（Nd,Ce）_2Fe_（14）B shell was beneficial to the increase of the coercivity as well. This work suggested that adding low-melting point intergranular additives was effective to fabricate the practical Ce-Fe-B sintered magnets.
基金Project supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(2016YFB0700901)National Natural Science Foundation of China(51731001,11675006,51371009)
文摘The Ce-substituted(Nd1-xCex)12.2 Fe81.6 B6.2(x=0.0, 0.2, 0.4, 0.6) nanocrystalline ribbons were prepared by annealing amorphous ribbons from melt spinning. It is found that all ribbons are in a multiphase state consisting of a-Fe phase, Nd(Ce)-rich phases and RE2 Fe14 B(RE = Nd, Ce) phases. However, the coercivity of all annealed ribbons can reach a considerably high value without doping any heavy rare earth or other coercivity enhanced elements. A strong intergranular exchange coupling appears in these nanocrystalline ribbons. The Nd12.2 Fe81.6 B6.2 ribbons with multiphase have a coercivity of about 11.3 k Oe, and the coercivity decreases slightly with increasing Ce content. A coercivity of 7.5 kOe can be obtained when60 at% of Nd is replaced by Ce(x = 0.6) due to the grain refinement and the strong intergranular exchange coupling. This provides a practical approach of fabricating high coercivity Ce-substituted Nd-Fe-B materials.
基金supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China (2016YFB0700901)the National Natural Science Foundation of China (51731001, 11675006 and 51371009)financial support from the China Scholarship Council (CSC) by a State Scholarship Fund (201906010220)support from the “Severo Ochoa” Programme for Centres of Excellence in R&D (MINECO, SEV-2016-0686)
文摘Ce_(2)Fe_(14)B compound has a great potential to serve as a novel permanent magnet alternative thanks to the abundant and inexpensive rare-earth element(cerium),while its low magnetocrystalline anisotropy and energy product severely restrict its applications.In this work,a novel strategy combining melt-spinning and electron-beam exposure(EBE)aiming for fabricating high-performance Ce-Fe-B magnetic materials is reported to solve the above-mentioned problem.Remarkably,this strategy facilitates developing a suitable grain boundary configuration without using any additional heavy rare-earth element.Under the optimal EBE condition,the maximum energy product((BH)max)of pure Ce-Fe-B alloy is 6.5 MGOe,about four times higher than that obtained after conventional rapid thermal processing method for the same precursor.The enhanced intergranular magnetostatic coupling effect in the EBE sample is validated by mapping the first-order-reversal-curve(FORC)diagrams.The in-situ observation of magnetic domain wall motion for Ce-Fe-B alloy using Lorentz transmission electron microscopy reveals that the boundary layers are very effective in pinning the motion of domain walls,leading to the increased coercivity under EBE,and this pinning effect is further verified by micromagnetic simulations.Our results suggest that Ce Fe B materials using EBE could be a promising candidate after further processing,which could fill the performance“gap”between hexaferrite and Nd-Fe-B-based magnets.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.U21A2052,52071143 and 52301237)Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation(Nos.2023A1515010431 and 2022A1515011453)+1 种基金China Postdoctoral Science Foundation funded project(No.2022M720845)GDAS Project of Science and Technology Development(Nos.2022GDASZH-2022010104 and 2023GDASZH-2023010104)。
文摘Nanocrystalline Ce-based rare earth(RE)-Fe-B alloys exhibit relatively good hard magnetic properties and high performance-cost ratio,but their properties deteriorate seriously after hot deformation(HD).Here,we present a simplified one-step HD process for preparing anisotropic Ce-based Ce_(25.88)La_(2.85)Y_(4.56)Fe_(65.73)B_(0.98)(wt%)magnets.The precursor of nanocrystalline powders is first compacted inside a copper tube,and then the powders with the tube are deformed together to achieve magnetic anisotropy.Compared with the conventional two-step HD magnet,i.e.,hot pressing followed by HD,one-step HD significantly increased the coercivity from 1.6 to 3.0 kOe,and the maximum magnetic energy product was improved from 3.7 to 4.8 MGOe.The microstructure characterization indicates that one-step HD can not only produce a more desirable microstructure,characterized by well-aligned platelet-shaped grains with reduced aspect ratio but also greatly inhibit the formation of coarse grain(CG)region.Both of them have been confirmed to be beneficial to enhancing coercivity by micromagnetic simulations.Our results thus demonstrate that the simplified one-step HD process offers a promising approach to developing high-performance anisotropic Ce-based magnets.
