The role of Cu addition in the coercivity enhancement of sintered Nd-Fe-B permanent magnets

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作者
Li, W. F. [1 ]
Ohkubo, T. [1 ]
Akiya, T. [2 ]
Kato, H. [2 ,3 ]
Hono, K. [1 ]
机构
[1] Natl Inst Mat Sci, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 3050047, Japan
[2] Tohoku Univ, New Ind Creat Hatchery Ctr, Sendai, Miyagi 9808579, Japan
[3] Yamagata Univ, Dept Appl Math & Phys, Yamagata 9908560, Japan
关键词
MICROSTRUCTURE; BEHAVIOR; PHASE; COPPER; FIELD;
D O I
10.1557/JMR.2009.0041
中图分类号
T [工业技术];
学科分类号
08 ;
摘要
To understand the mechanism of the coercivity enhancement by a trace addition of Cu in Nd-Fe-B sintered magnets, we investigated the microstructure difference between Cu-doped and Cu-free alloys using high resolution scanning electron microscopy (HRSEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and laser assisted three dimensional atom probe (LA-3DAP). From a serial sectioning back scattered electron (BSE) images of the Nd-rich phase obtained by an integration of the focused ion beam (FIB) and HRSEM technique, it was found that Cu addition leads to a continuous formation of Nd-rich thin layers along the grain boundaries. 3DAP analysis has shown that a thin Cu-rich layer with a thickness of approximately 2 nm is present at the interface between the Nd2Fe14B and Nd-rich phase grains.
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页码:413 / 420
页数:8
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