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Prediction and Control of Atomic Ordering in Electrodeposited Binary Alloy Films: Direct Synthesis of L10 Magnetic Phases

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1994142· OSTI ID:1994142
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  1. Univ. of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA (United States)

Permanent magnet materials are essential components in renewable energy technology, underlying, electric vehicles, hybrids, wind turbines and more. Today commercial permanent magnets based on Nd-Fe-B exhibit an energy product of ~ 400 kJ/m3, capable to run wind turbines efficiently. Unfortunately, the supplies of rare-earth elements are centralized, and their availability may see volatility over time. This state of affairs stimulates the search for the search for rare-earth-free permanent magnetic materials. The L10 crystal structure underlines an important class of chemical ordered alloys that exhibit uniaxial magnetocrystalline anisotropy. This material has been considered an excellent candidate for rare-earth-free permanent magnets. In this program, a series of systematic experiments were performed and analysed in order to understand the effect of each. In order to synthesize L10-Fe-Ni, one has to circumvent the sluggish kinetic and the limited driving force resulted from the low order-disorder temperature (~320°C) of the system. A strategy was found to trigger a martensitic transformation from the FCC phase to one of the non-cubic phases by high-strain methods. The body-centered tetragonal Fe-Ni obtained by this strategy was considered as a precursor of L10 Fe-Ni. The formation of BCT Fe-Ni via a displacive process was also implemented at the nanoscale by using tailored AuNi@FeNi core@shell.

Research Organization:
Univ. of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Materials Sciences & Engineering Division (MSE)
DOE Contract Number:
SC0019191
OSTI ID:
1994142
Report Number(s):
001; TRN: US2404802
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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