As CMI begins its 13th year of operation in 2025, the CMI focus area Developing Substitutes will conduct research around the themes of Materials Discovery and Maturation, Energy-Efficient Rare Earth Metals Production and Novel Processing. For questions or more information, please contact cmidirector@ameslab.gov.
News & Highlights
Research Highlight
Magnetically Aligned Gap Magnet with Applied Fields
Research Highlight
CMI researcher moves from LLNL to Solcoa
Research Highlight
High coercivity in rare-earth-free FeCo nanorods
Research Highlight
Patent granted for hot-roll nano-neo magnet technology
Research Highlight
New high magnetic anisotropy CeFe12-type alloys
Research Projects
CMI Project 2.1.1 Novel chemistry and processes to enable nanostructures for permanent magnets
CMI Project 2.1.2 Accelerated discovery and development of low-cost, low-criticality competitor to the Nd2Fe14B-based magnets
CMI Project 2.1.3 Systems level modeling and prototyping
CMI Project 2.2.5 Bypassing electrolysis: one-step calciothermic route to NdFeB powders from Nd2O3
CMI Project 2.2.6 Energy-efficient metallothermic reduction of rare earths
CMI Project 2.2.8 A novel ‘continuous’ reactor for molten salt electrowinning of neodymium metal enabling low-cost and scalable domestic metal production
CMI Project 2.3.4 Tailored synthesis in nanoparticle permanent magnets (NPPM)
CMI Project 2.3.7 Accelerated magnetic development via microstructure design
CMI Focus Area Lead for Developing Substitutes David Parker, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, describes rare earth magnets in the ORNL video "The Power of Rare Earth Magnets."