High coercivity Dy substituted Nd-Fe-Co-B magnetic nanoparticles produced by mechanochemical processing

Y. Zhong, V. Chaudhary, X. Tan, H. Parmar, R. V. Ramanujan*

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Abstract

(Nd1-xDyx)2(Fe,Co)14B magnetic nanoparticles, in a range of Dy content from 0 to 0.6, were synthesized by a mechanochemical process. The influence of Dy substitution on the crystal structure and magnetic properties were studied. With increasing Dy content, the coercivity of (Nd1-xDyx)2(Fe,Co)14B particles first doubled from 8.8 kOe (x = 0) to a high value of 17.8 kOe (x = 0.5), further increase of Dy content led to a slightly lower coercivity of 17.5 kOe (x = 0.6). (Nd0.8Dy0.2)2(Fe,Co)14B particles exhibited good thermal stability, with a thermal coefficient of remanence (α) of -0.053% and thermal coefficient of coercivity (β) of -0.348%. Reduced spin-reorientation temperatures (TSR) of 105 K – 115 K were observed for (Nd1-xDyx)2(Fe,Co)14B, for x in the range of 0 to 0.2, making these compositions more attractive for cryogenic applications. Detailed analysis of the temperature dependent magnetic properties revealed that coercivity was controlled by nucleation of reversed magnetic domains.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)554-562
Number of pages9
JournalJournal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials
Volume475
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Apr 1 2019
Externally publishedYes

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ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Condensed Matter Physics

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