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Fe substitution into SmCo5 for enhanced magnetic performance
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Dual powder approach yields new magnet fabrication method
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Enhancing magnetic properties
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New hard magnetic materials with reduced Co content
![The PDOS of distinct 2c and 3g2 Co sites along the [100] and [001] directions for different electron density functionals. The shaded regions indicate the DOS for the in-plane [100] axis, whereas the solid lines indicate the DOS along the uniaxial [001] direction. The difference between these curves is an important contribution to magnetic anisotropy.](/sites/default/files/styles/max_1300x1300/public/2020-10/cmi-highlight-242.png?itok=moVUIReX)
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Review article on rare earth magnets published
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Principal Researchers
Durga Paudyal at Ames Laboratory leads the CMI project "Predicting magnetic anisotropy"
Project Description: Identify, develop and employ novel methods to exploit f-elements for use in various novel rare earth lean magnet materials and d-elements for use in improved rare earth free permanent magnet materials by applying advanced theoretical and computational techniques. The research with rare earth lean materials aims at improving permanent magnet performance beyond the current champion Neo-magnets while research with rare earth free materials aims at improving permanent magnet performance at the gap magnet level. The overarching objective of this project is to provide theoretical support and guidance to various experimental magnet thrust projects to discover and develop high performance magnets.