Effect of ball milling on magnetic properties of Nb substituted R 2Fe16Nb1 (R: Gd and Er) alloys
Abstract
In this work, we report the effect of high energy ball milling (HEBM) on Nb doped R2Fe16Nb1 (R= Gd, Er) compounds. The focus of the work is to bring enhancement in magnetic properties of R 2Fe17 (2:17) compounds with the ball milling. Specifically, we find that the ball milling increases saturation magnetization, coercivity, and Curie temperature. The increase in the magnetization and Curie temperature upon ball milling is related to the lattice expansion and microstrains while the increase in coercivity is related to the grain refinement. © 2013 Materials Research Society.
Publication Title
Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings
Recommended Citation
Rai, B., Mishra, S., Khanra, S., & Ghosh, K. (2013). Effect of ball milling on magnetic properties of Nb substituted R 2Fe16Nb1 (R: Gd and Er) alloys. Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings, 1516, 227-231. https://doi.org/10.1557/opl.2013.392
