Memory of texture during HDDR Processing of NdFeB

The hydrogenation disproportionation desorption recombination (HDDR) process can yield highly anisotropic and coercive NdFeB-type powders with energy densities in excess of (BH)/sub max/ = 340 kJ/m/sup 3/. The elucidation of the very unusual phenomenon of texture inducement is of great scientific an...

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Published in:IEEE transactions on magnetics 2003-09, Vol.39 (5), p.2926-2931
Main Authors: Gutfleisch, O., Khlopkov, K., Teresiak, A., Muller, K.-H., Drazic, G., Mishima, C., Honkura, Y.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anisotropic magnetoresistance
Applied sciences
Condensed matter: electronic structure, electrical, magnetic, and optical properties
Electron emission
Exact sciences and technology
Hydrogen
Iron
Magnetic properties and materials
Magnetism
Memory
Metals. Metallurgy
Neodymium
Niobium
Permanent magnets
Physics
Powders
Scanning electron microscopy
Spontaneous emission
Studies of specific magnetic materials
Transmission electron microscopy
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Summary:The hydrogenation disproportionation desorption recombination (HDDR) process can yield highly anisotropic and coercive NdFeB-type powders with energy densities in excess of (BH)/sub max/ = 340 kJ/m/sup 3/. The elucidation of the very unusual phenomenon of texture inducement is of great scientific and technological interest. Here, Nd/sub 12.5/Fe/sub bal/B/sub 6.3/ and Nd/sub 12.5/Fe/sub bal/Ga/sub 0.3/Nb/sub 0.3/B/sub 6.3/ alloys have been processed and hydrogen partial pressures and dwell times during disproportionation and recombination have been varied systematically. The effect of these processing parameters on the microstructural and magnetic properties is described. Intermediate processing stages were characterized by Rietveld analysis, field emission gun scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy using EDX and diffraction modes. Crystallographic relationships between parent, disproportionated and recombined phases are described and it is suggested that the iron boride phase could act as the anisotropy-mediating phase throughout the different stages of the process. The nucleation and growth of the various phases are controlled by the hydrogen partial pressure during the exothermic disproportionation, thereby strongly effecting the final degree of texture. This d-HDDR (dynamic-) process yields a highly stable memory carrier, thus, allowing to maximize texture without Co addition. It is proposed that Nb is useful for the stabilization of the boride phase, whereas Ga is beneficial during initial recombination.
ISSN:0018-9464
1941-0069
DOI:10.1109/TMAG.2003.815749