Research Highlights

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.

High coercivity Ce-Nd-Fe-B with <10 wt.% Nd

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

M-H hysteresis loop of Ce-Nd-Fe-B nanoparticle with Nd < 10 wt%, demonstrating 14 kOe coercivity.

Scalable synthesis of K-RE-F salts for rare earth metal production

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

Figure: XRD pattern of KREF4 series where RE: Pr, Nd, Tb, Dy, demonstrating formation of desired feedstock phase (Phase assignments: C = cubic; H = hexagonal).

Two Enhancing and Diversifying Supply projects available for licensing

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General illustration of the two-ligand REE separation process.

CMI technologies shared during inaugural Industry Day

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Autonomous titration system fully operational

CMI researchers at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, University of Arizona, Ames National Laboratory and Oak Ridge National Laboratory conducted the activity for this highlight

Figure: Depiction of pKaScope software workflow (top) and automated titration system showing (A) titration vessel, (B) Rxn Rover operating software, (C) solutions for titrations, (E) syringe pumps, and (D) waste container

Sm2Fe17N3 Magnet Production: Hot Pressing vs. Spark Plasma Sintering

CMI researchers at Ames National Laboratory, the University of Arizona, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Niron and Powdermet conducted the activity for this highlight

diagram of comparative life cycle impact assessment for producing 1 kg of SmFeN, SmCo, and NdFeB magnets