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Thermodynamics and Magnetism of YCo5 Compound Doped with Fe and Ni: An Ab Initio Study

Journal Article · · Applied Sciences
DOI:https://doi.org/10.3390/app10176037· OSTI ID:1656683

YCo5 permanent magnet exhibits high uniaxial magnetocrystalline anisotropy energy and has a high Curie temperature. These are good properties for a permanent magnet, but YCo5 has a low energy product, which is notably insufficient for a permanent magnet. In order to improve the energy product in YCo5, we suggest replacing cobalt with iron, which has a much bigger magnetic moment. With a combination of density-functional-theory calculations and thermodynamic CALculation of PHAse Diagrams (CALPHAD) modeling, we show that a new magnet, YFe3(Ni1-xCox)2, is thermodynamically stable and exhibits an improved energy product without significant detrimental effects on the magnetocrystalline anisotropy energy or the Curie temperature.

Research Organization:
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE; USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
Grant/Contract Number:
AC52-07NA27344
OSTI ID:
1656683
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1782517
Report Number(s):
LLNL-JRNL--812221; PII: app10176037
Journal Information:
Applied Sciences, Journal Name: Applied Sciences Journal Issue: 17 Vol. 10; ISSN 2076-3417; ISSN ASPCC7
Publisher:
MDPI AGCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
Switzerland
Language:
English

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