Critical Materials Institute Research Highlights

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Hydrogen-disproportionation-desorption-recombination under applied magnetic field

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

High-performance magnets based on Sm2Fe17

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

Line graph shows magnetic anisotropy as a function of Co and Al concentration, x and y, respectively, in Sm2(Fe1-x Cox)14-yAly as a function of valence electrons count. Positive anisotropy indicates the desired uniaxial anisotropy.

Ce2Fe14B-based magnet materials

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

Line graph showing room-temperature hard-axis magnetic field sweeps of powders of the indicated alloys, indicating magnetic anisotropy fields of approximately 30 kOe. Data of J.Q. Yan.

New Ce-based ferromagnet with readily available coercivity

CMI researchers at Ames Laboratory conducted the activity for this highlight

image from scanning electron microscope shows backscatter of a new ferromagnet

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.

Novel extractants for lithium recovery from brines and minerals

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

diagram of predicted lithium complex by DFT calculation with N-oxide ligand showing oxygen-lithium bond distances.

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