Crystal growth, magnetic and electrical transport properties of the kagome magnet RCr_(6)Ge_(6)(R= Gd–Tm)

Kagome magnets have attracted considerable research attention due to the interplay between topology,magnetism and electronic correlations.In this study we report single-crystal synthesis of a series of the kagome magnets.RCr_(6)Ge_(6)(R=Gd-Tm) that possess defect-free Cr kagome lattices and systematically study their magnetic and electrical transport properties.The transition from a canted ferrimagnetic to a paramagnetic state in GdCr_(6)Ge_(6),TbCr_(6)Ge_(6),DyCr_(6)Ge_(6),HoCr_(6)Ge_(6),ErCr_(6)Ge_(6) and TmCr_(6)Ge_(6) occurs at 11.3 K,10.8 K,4.3 K,2.5 K,3.3 K and below 2 K,respectively,due to R-R interactions within the compounds.Magnetization measurements reveal highly anisotropic magnetism with canted magnetic moments in these compounds.In electrical transport,both negative and positive magnetoresistances at different magnetic fields and temperatures have been observed due to the competition between different scattering mechanisms.This work enriches our understanding of the Cr-based kagome magnets and paves the way to search for possible topological responses in this family.

Review of magnetic properties and magnetocaloric effect in the intermetallic compounds of rare earth with low boiling point metals

The magnetocaloric effect （MCE） in many rare earth （RE） based intermetallic compounds has been extensively in- vestigated during the last two decades, not only due to their potential applications for magnetic refrigeration but also for better understanding of the fundamental problems of the materials. This paper reviews our recent progress on studying the magnetic properties and MCE in some binary or ternary intermetallic compounds of RE with low boiling point metal（s） （Zn, Mg, and Cd）. Some of them exhibit promising MCE properties, which make them attractive for low temperature magnetic refrigeration. Characteristics of the magnetic transition, origin of large MCE, as well as the potential application of these compounds are thoroughly discussed. Additionally, a brief review of the magnetic and magnetocaloric properties in the quaternary rare earth nickel boroncarbides RENi2B2C superconductors is also presented.

Advance in the chemical synthesis and magnetic properties of nanostructured rare-earth-based permanent magnets

Rare-earth-based permanent magnets are one of the most important magnets in both scientific and industrial fields. With the development of technology, nanostructured rarearth-based permanent magnets with high energy products are highly required. In this article, we will review the progress in chemical synthetic strategies of nanostructured rare-earth-based permanent magnets.

Hydrothermal Synthesis, Characterization and Magnetic Properties of Rare Earth Iron Garnets Sm_3Fe_5O_(12) and Eu_3Fe_5O_(12)

The rare earth iron garnets R3Fe5O12（R=Sm, Eu） were synthesized under mild hydrothermal conditions, and their crystal growth was found to be sensitive to alkalinity, reaction temperature and time. The as-prepared samples were characterized by powder X-ray diffraction（XRD）, scanning electron microscopy（SEM）, infrared spectra（IR） and Raman spectrum. The M vs. H loops and magnetic parameters have been traced with a vibrating sample magnetometer（VSM） and superconducting quantum interference devices（SQUIDs） magnetometer. We proposed the formation mechanisms and formulated a reasonable explanation for their growth habits. Different morphologic characteristics were observed by changing alkalinity in the reaction systems. The magnetic studies gave saturation magnetization（Ms） and Curie temperature（TC）. The magnetic behaviors of Sm3Fe5O12 and Eu3Fe5O12 in mild hydrothermal systems are comparable with those in high temperature solid state reactions.

Studies on the Magnetic Properties of Rare Earth Ions and Binuclear Complexes by ^(1)H NMR Single Spectrometer

The magnetic susceptibility of rare earth ions and its binuclear complexes of 2-carbonylpropionic acid (pyridine-4-formyl) hydrazone (H2PPFH) was determined for the first time by 1H NMR Single Spectrometer in this paper. The magnetic exchange interaction was also studied. The results show that the 1H NMR method is convenient, reliable and the amount of sample required in the method is about one hundred of times less than that of Goury's method.

Effects of Rare Earth Doping on the Properties of γ-Fe_2O_3 Magnetic Powder

The effects of rare earth doping on the formation process of α-FeOOH crystallite and the properties of γ-Fe2O3 magnetic powder were investigated. The growth of needle α FeOOH crystallite was completed by the basic process. The experimental results show that the rare earth doping can increase the aspect axial ratio of needle α-FeOOH grains. its anti-sintering capability during the heat-treatment and the thermostability of γ-Fe2O3 magnetic properties. The magnetic properties of γ-Fe2O3 doping with rare earth are as follows: the coercivity Hc=36.3 kA/m (445 Oe), the ratio saturation magnetization σs=90.4μWbm/kg (72 emu/g), the ratio remanent magnetization σr=54 μWbm/kg (43 emu/g), and the temperature coefficient of remanent magnetization of γ-Fe2O3 doping with 0.1 mol% Dy can reach -5 ×10-4℃-1.

The Stability of Rare Earth-Iron-Nitrides Sm_2(Fe,M)_(17)N_y,Permanent Magnets

The effects of the partial substitution of element M(M=Cr,V,Mn,x=0.05;Zr,Ga,x=0.017; Si,x=0.15;Co,x=0.10)for Fe in samarium-iron-nitride Sm_2(Fe_(1-x)M_x)_(17)N_y compounds on their stabilities and Curie temperatures have been studied.It is found that Co,Ga can raise the Curie temperature of the compounds.The initial decomposition temperatures cannot be raised significantly by all the studied elements except Co.The result contradicts the formation enthalpy consideration.The final decomposition tempera- tures can be raised by all of the substitution elements.The effects of atmospheres on their decomposition be- havior were also studied.The results show that oxidation is the major reason for magnetic deterioration of the powder heated in air.Compared with nitrogen atmosphere,argon or vacuum helps to delay the decompo- sition of the compounds.

The use of permanent magnet motor for Tesla electric vehicle stimulates the demand for rare earth Nd

On March 13th,Reuters reported that the long run version of Tesla Model 3 will use permanent magnet motors.One of the materials for this type of motor is rare earth metal neodymium,which will further increase the supply pressure of neodymium.Governments around the world are committed to reducing the harmful emissions produced by fossil fuel cars,pushing up demand for electric vehicles

Recovery of iron from Baotou rare earth tailings by magnetizing roast

The difference of physicochemical properties among minerals in Baotou rare earth tailings is not significant,which leads to a great difficulty in separation of minerals.In this article,the process of magnetizing roast and low-intensity magnetic separation was used to recover iron.Effect of calcination temperature,holding time and carbon/oxygen ratio on roasting efficiency was investigated.The parameters evaluating magnetizing roast efficiency and theoretical value were determined.X-ray diffraction(XRD)analysis was used to investigate the conversion of Fe phase after roasting.The results show that the best magnetizing roast conditions are calcination temperature of 650℃,holding time of 2.5 h,and carbon/oxygen molar ratio of 3.85.The best magnetization rate is 2.36,which is close to the theoretical value of 2.33.Based on experiments of low-intensity magnetic separation under different intensities,the best current intensity is 2.0 A to obtain the best separation results.Under the best condition,the concentrate grade of iron is 45.45% and the recovery of iron is 68.36%.Most of rare earth,fluorine,and phosphorus are enriched in the magnetic separation tailings.The XRD analysis shows that Fe exists in Fe2O3 before roasting and exists in Fe3O4after roasting.

Study on Magnetic Responsibility of Rare Earth Ferrite/Polyacrylamide Magnetic Microsphere

In inverse microemulsion, rare earth ferrite/polyacrylamide magnetic microsphere were prepared and their magnetic responsibility were studied by magnetic balance. Results indicate that the magnetic responsibility of microsphere relates to magnetic moment of rare earth ion, and it can be improved by the addition of dysprosium ion of high magnetic moment. Dysprosium content has an effect on magnetic responsibility of dysprosium ferrite/polyacrylamide magnetic microsphere. The microsphere displays strong magnetic responsibility when the molar ratio of Dy3+/iron is 0.20.

Anisotropy of rare-earth magnets

Rare-earth intermetallics such as Nd2Fe14B and Sm-Co are widely used as high-performance permanent magnets, because they combine high magnetocrystalline anisotropy with reasonable magnetization and Curie temperature. The anisotropy is a combined effect of spin-orbit coupling and electrostatic crystal-field interactions. The main contribution comes from the rare-earth 4f electrons, which are well-screened from the crystalline environment but exhibit a strong spin-orbit coupling. In this limit, the magnetocrystalline anisotropy has a very transparent physical interpretation, the anisotropy energy essentially being equal to the energy of Hund＇s-rules 4f ion in the crystal field. The corresponding expression for the lowest-order uniaxial anisotropy constant K1 is used to discuss rare-earth substitutions, which have recently attracted renewed interest due to shifts in the rare-earth production and demand. Specific phenomena reviewed in this article are the enhancement of the anisotropy of Sm2Fe17 due to interstitial nitrogen, the use of Sm-Co magnets for high-temperature applications, and the comparison of rare-earth single-ion anisotropy with other single-ion and two-ion mechanisms.

Dependence of Magnetic Properties of Rapidly Quenching (Nd,Pr)_x (FeCoZr)_(94-x)B_6 Bonded Magnets on Rare Earths Content

By using sub-overquenching and annealing method which has a wide processing window, (Nd, Pr), ( Fe-CoZr)(94-x)B-6(x = 12, 10.5, 10, 9) bonded magnets were prepared and the effect of rare earths content on magnetic properties was investigated. Being spun at sub-ove.quenching speed the as-spun ribbons consist of amorphous phases mixed with fine crystallites. After crystallization under optimum annealing conditions and bonded with 3.25% (mass fraction) epoxy, the magnets obtained the optimum magnetic properties. The rare earths content directly determines the magnetic properties. With the reduction of rare earths content, B-r increases but H-ci and (BH)(max) decrease. x = 10 is the critical value for the magnetic proper-ties change. Below this value, Br increases slowly meanwhile H-ci and (BH)(max) decrease strongly because alloy contains extra fractions of soft magnetic phase which are not coupled with the hard magnetic phase.. This experimental result is consistent with the calculated results using the model of volume fraction of soft magnetic phase coupled completely suggested.

Magnetic Behavior of Some Rare-Earth Transition-Metal Perovskite Oxide Systems

Magnetic properties were investigated for the rare-earth 3d-transition metal oxides with the perovskite structure. Intriguing magnetic phenomena were reviewed for a few systems:magnetization peak effect in the titanates, magnetization reversal in the chromites and metallic ferromagnetism in the cobaltites. The results suggest an important role of the rare-earth ions for the magnetic properties of such complex oxides.

Influence of rare-earth ions on structural and magnetic properties of CdFe_2O_4 ferrites

Nano-sized powders of rare-earth ions added CdFe2O4 ferrites were synthesized by oxalate co-precipitation method.The influence of R ions（R = Sm3＋, Y3＋, and La3＋） on the microstructure and magnetic properties of CdFe2O4 ferrites was studied.XRD, SEM, FTIR, and magnetic hysteresis loops were used for analyzing the samples.The addition of R ions alters the structure of the powders and decreases the crystalline size, lattice constant, and grain size.The magnetic properties such as saturation magnetization, remanent magnetization, and magnetic moment increased due to addition of rare-earth ions in CdFe2O4 ferrite.The formation of secondary phase on the grain boundaries supports the abnormal growth.FTIR spectra show two absorption bands.Results suggest that the magnetic properties depend on the particular method of preparation and additives.

Spectroscopy of compounds from the family of rare-earth orthoborates

This paper is devoted to the rare-earth borates described by the general formula RM3（BO3）4, M = Al, Fe, and Cr, that have non-centrosymmetric trigonal slructure of the natural mineral huntite. It give a brief review of a spectroscopic research on YbAI3（BO3）4 （YbAB）, on a large group of magnetic iron borates, and on NdCra（BO3）4.

Research and Develop ment of Rare Earth Per manent Magnets in China

The research and development of RE magnets in China were briefly reviewed. The research achievements of RE magnets reach international level. The intermetallic nitrides with ThMn12-type structure of RFe series which possess Chinese proprietary were prepared. The output of RE magnets has ranked second in the world. The production of RE magnets will be steadily expanding with the expiration of NdFeB patent in 2003. Some related data were also presented.

Magnetic Properties of Rare Earth Thiophosphates REPS_4

The magnetic susceptibilities of REPS4(RE=LaYb) compounds series were measured in the temperature range of 2300 K. The variations of the susceptibility and the inverse susceptibility along with the temperature were studied for each case. The CurieWeiss constants(C and and the effect moment eff for each paramagnetic RE3+ were obtained by simulating the susceptibility data measured in the temperature range of 50300 K.

Synthesis and Characterizations of Rare Earth Compounds RE(HCO_2)_3(HNO_2)(H_2CO_2)(RE=Y,Tb,Dy,Ho,Er,Yb,Tm)

A series of novel inclusion compounds with compositions of RE(HCO 2) 3(HNO 2)(H 2CO 2) (RE=Y, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Yb, Tm) were synthesized and structures were characterized by X ray methods. The orthorhombic structure was shown to be a new type with a non centrosymmetric space group (20) C 222 1 by single crystal structure determinations. It is characterized by networks of rare earth centered square anti prisms formed by eight oxygen atoms through bridging carbon and nitrogen atoms. The guest formic acid molecules H 2CO 2 are distributed inside the open tunnels along the crystallographic a axis. The magnetic susceptibility measurements show the heavy rare earth compounds follow the Curie Weiss law and the calculated numbers of Bohr magnetons are consistent with the RE 3+ ions. The yttrium compound shows very weak temperature independent paramagnetism.

Magnetic property improvement of niobium doped with rare earth elements

A new idea is proposed by the PKU group to improve the magnetic properties of the Type-Ⅱ superconductor niobium. Rare earth elements like scandium and yttrium are doped into ingot niobium during the smelting processes. A series of experiments have been done since 2010. The preliminary testing results show that the magnetic properties of niobium materials have changed with different doping elements and proportions while the superconductive transition temperature does not change very much. This method may increase the superheating magnetic field of niobium so as to improve the performance of the niobium cavity, which is a key component of SRF accelerators. A Tesla-type single-cell cavity made of scandium-doped niobium is being fabricated.