Research Highlights

Complex magnetism emerges from flat electronic bands

Flat bands are localized electronic states in special lattice geometries. Electrons occupying flat bands experience amplified interactions that can drive electronic instabilities. The current findings provide compelling evidence for the critical role that flat bands play in the emergence of magnetism and their sensitivity to electron concentration.

CMI leaders, technologies win R&D 100 Awards

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

High coercivity rare-earth-free Fe5C2 nanorods

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CMI-developed LaNd magnet patented

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

CMI poster “Accelerated computational design of permanent magnet motors using less critical magnets” wins Best Poster Award–MMM 2025

CMI researchers at Ames National Laboratory conducted the activity for highlight

two people stand in front of a research poster: Presentation and Recognition as Best Poster at MMM-2025, Palm Beach, Florida.

New flux methods uncover a charge density wave in the intermetallic oxides R5Pb3O (R = La and Ce)

This work identifies a new model system to study electron-phonon coupling driven phase transitions. The synthetic procedure introduces a novel flux for discovery and crystal growth of subvalent quantum materials.

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First Microscopic Evidence for the Exotic Magnetic Ground State of the Double-trillium Lattice Spin Liquid Candidate KSrFe2(PO4)3

The magnetic ground state of the Double-trillium Lattice Spin Liquid Candidate KSrFe2(PO4)3 was investigated by nuclear magnetic resonance technique.

Temperature evolution of 31P NMR spectra

Bypassing electrolysis: one-step calciothermic route from Nd2O3 to Nd2Fe14B

CMI researchers at Ames National Laboratory conducted the activity for highlight

Room temperature B-H curve for magnet made from the NdFeB powder prepared by Ca-RD route. The magnet is shown in the inset, sticking to the metal spatula.

Summer intern visits CMI industry partners

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Scanning tunneling microscopy reveals Si vacancies at the buried graphene-SiC interface

A direct relation between the atomic-scale structure of the epitaxial graphene - SiC(0001) interface, which includes silicon (Si) vacancies, and local electronic properties has been established.

Images of STM topographies and visualization of the experiment.