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Title: Anisotropy and orbital moment in Sm-Co permanent magnets

Journal Article · · Physical Review B
 [1];  [2];  [3];  [3];  [2];  [2];  [3]
  1. Univ. of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE (United States); Ames Lab. and Iowa State Univ., Ames, IA (United States)
  2. Ames Lab. and Iowa State Univ., Ames, IA (United States)
  3. Univ. of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE (United States)

Structural and magnetic properties of iron-free and iron-substituted SmCo5 have been investigated theoretically and experimentally. The nanocrystalline ribbons of SmCo5–xFex(0 ≤ x ≤ 2), which were produced by rapid solidification, crystallize in the hexagonal CaCu5 structure for x ≤ 0.75. Small Fe additions (x = 0.25) substantially improve the coercivity, from 0.45 to 2.70 T, which we interpret as combined intrinsic and extrinsic effect. Most of our findings are consistent with past samarium-cobalt research, but some are at odds with findings that have seemingly been well established through decades of rare-earth transition-metal research. In particular, our local spin-density approximation with Hubbard parameter calculations indicate that the electronic structure of the Sm atoms violates Hund's rules and that the orbital moment is strongly quenched. Possible reasons for the apparent disagreement between theory and experiment are discussed. Here, we explicitly determine the dependence of the Sm 4$$f$$ charge distribution, arguing that an accurate density-functional description of SmCo5 is a challenge to future research.

Research Organization:
Ames Laboratory (AMES), Ames, IA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE; USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)
Grant/Contract Number:
AC02-07CH11358; FG02-04ER46152
OSTI ID:
1542930
Report Number(s):
IS-J--9982
Journal Information:
Physical Review B, Journal Name: Physical Review B Journal Issue: 2 Vol. 100; ISSN 2469-9950; ISSN PRBMDO
Publisher:
American Physical Society (APS)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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