{"title":"Atomic-scale revelation of Cu diffusion mechanism in high-performance Pr-doped 2:17-type SmCo magnets","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.actamat.2024.120492","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The coercivity of 2:17-type SmCo magnets is mainly determined by the gradient distribution of Cu within the cell boundary phase. However, the fundamental migratory behavior and driving force causing such Cu distribution remains unclear. In this work, the phenomenon of Cu enrichment at the lamellar/intracellular interface is reported at the atomic scale, and a new Cu diffusion mechanism of 2:17-type SmCo magnets is proposed via combining microstructure characterization with first-principles calculation. Our study indicates that Cu will migrate from the intracellular phase to the lamellar/intracellular phase interface following the migration of twin boundary, and then diffuses further along the lamellar phase interface to the cell boundary, achieving the expected Cu-rich cell boundary structure. Doping Pr results in a reduction of Cu substitution energy in the lamellar phase, leading to a decreased driving force during the subsequent Cu diffusion. As a result, the Cu does not completely diffuse into the cell boundary phase there is Cu enrichment at the interface between lamellar and intracellular phases. The Cu concentration of the cell boundaries could be increased in 2:17-type SmCo magnets by reasonable designing the substitution energy difference of intracellular phase, lamellar phase and cell boundary phase that promote Cu diffusion to cell boundary. Our study sheds light on the control of Cu segregation in magnets and a new strategy for enhancing the magnetic performance of 2:17-type SmCo magnets.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":238,"journal":{"name":"Acta Materialia","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":8.3000,"publicationDate":"2024-10-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Acta Materialia","FirstCategoryId":"88","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1359645424008413","RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"MATERIALS SCIENCE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
The coercivity of 2:17-type SmCo magnets is mainly determined by the gradient distribution of Cu within the cell boundary phase. However, the fundamental migratory behavior and driving force causing such Cu distribution remains unclear. In this work, the phenomenon of Cu enrichment at the lamellar/intracellular interface is reported at the atomic scale, and a new Cu diffusion mechanism of 2:17-type SmCo magnets is proposed via combining microstructure characterization with first-principles calculation. Our study indicates that Cu will migrate from the intracellular phase to the lamellar/intracellular phase interface following the migration of twin boundary, and then diffuses further along the lamellar phase interface to the cell boundary, achieving the expected Cu-rich cell boundary structure. Doping Pr results in a reduction of Cu substitution energy in the lamellar phase, leading to a decreased driving force during the subsequent Cu diffusion. As a result, the Cu does not completely diffuse into the cell boundary phase there is Cu enrichment at the interface between lamellar and intracellular phases. The Cu concentration of the cell boundaries could be increased in 2:17-type SmCo magnets by reasonable designing the substitution energy difference of intracellular phase, lamellar phase and cell boundary phase that promote Cu diffusion to cell boundary. Our study sheds light on the control of Cu segregation in magnets and a new strategy for enhancing the magnetic performance of 2:17-type SmCo magnets.
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Acta Materialia serves as a platform for publishing full-length, original papers and commissioned overviews that contribute to a profound understanding of the correlation between the processing, structure, and properties of inorganic materials. The journal seeks papers with high impact potential or those that significantly propel the field forward. The scope includes the atomic and molecular arrangements, chemical and electronic structures, and microstructure of materials, focusing on their mechanical or functional behavior across all length scales, including nanostructures.