Critical Materials Innovation Hub Research Highlights

Prediction of high magnetic anisotropy material CeZrFe11

CMI researchers at Ames Laboratory conducted the activity for this highlight

4f- electron spin anisotropy of cerium with crystal environment in: (a) CeFe12, (b) CeFe12N, and (c) CeZrFe11

Sorbents for lithium recovery from sulfate leachates

CMI researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory conducted the activity for this highlight

Schematics of direct lithium extraction from lithium sulfate-containing leachate solution using an earth-abundant sorbent material followed by the delithiation process.

Coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) determination of Al-Ce alloys via combinatorial thin-film synthesis

CMI researchers at the University of Tennessee Knoxville, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and Eck Industries conducted the activity for this highlight

Schematic of sputtering setup overlayed on actual image of the system in operation.

LLNL Computational Grand Challenge Award for machine-learning

CMI researchers at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory conducted the activity for this highlight

image of high performance computer at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Steelmaking waste offers potentially ample source of Ga, Ge & In

CMI researchers at Missouri S&T conducted the activity for this highlight

image of American Zinc Products Plant in Mooresboro, North Carolina

Insights from molecular recognition inform rare-earth mineral beneficiation

CMI researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory conducted the activity for this highlight

images depict three ligands on bastnäsite-[100] with explicit solvation Bottom: Comparison of a ligand’s methyl orientation angle as measured by SFG spectra and predicted by DFT simulation for a studied ligand

Crystal structure and separation factor in DME-driven fractional crystallization

CMI researchers at Idaho National Laboratory conducted the activity for this highlight

graph shows separation factor αCo:Fe vs. initial solution xCo as obtained with DME-FC.

Mechanochemical extraction of lithium at low temperature (MELLT) from chemical-grade domestic α-Spodumenes

CMI researchers at the Ames Laboratory conducted the activity for this highlight

Resilient NdFeB magnet recycling under COVID-19 pandemic

CMI researchers at the Arizona of Arizona conducted the activity for this highlight

Optimal results for our proposed research, highlighting the importance of supplier diversification

Economical new chelator delivers binding selectivity for rare earths

CMI researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Ames Laboratory conducted the activity for this highlight

diagram of X-ray crystal structure of acyclopa complexed to the large lanthanum (La) ion. Hydrogen atoms, counteranions, and solvent molecules are omitted for clarity.