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Synthesis of rare earth-free Fe5C2 nanocrystals with high coercivity
Microstructural design for enhancing coercivity

12 MG-Oe energy product of MM-FeCo-B magnet

Accelerated magnet development via microstructure design
Accelerated magnet development via microstructure design
The project bridges the gap between discovery and synthesis of bulk permanent magnets through microstructure design. While the discovery aspect of permanent magnets is typically based on intrinsic magnetic properties of materials, producing magnets for practical use requires microstructural development of extrinsic magnetic properties during synthesis. This project will accelerate the synthesis process through rational microstructure design that combines multi-scale and multi-physics simulations, thus reducing the labor- and cost- intensive experimental works. Ultimately, researchers will accelerate the opportunities for novel magnets to be developed, including rare earth-based, rare earth free and exchange-coupled magnets.