Structural and magnetic properties of NdFe12−<i>x</i>Mo<i>x</i>N1−δ compounds

Abstract

A series of nitrides NdFe12−xMoxNi1−δ with x=1–2.5 and δ≤0.2 have been investigated. All nitrides are of the ThMn12 tetragonal structure with the unit cell volumes about 3% larger than their parent alloys. Curie temperatures are enhanced by nitrogenation about 160 K and increase linearly with decreasing content x of Mo. NdFe12−xMox exhibits a weak uniaxial anisotropy with a value of BA less than 0.6 T when x≥1.75. After nitrogenation, all nitrides have a strong uniaxial anisotropy. Values of the anisotropy field BA increase monotonically from 6.35 T for x=2.5 up to 9.5 T for x=1 as decreasing content x of Mo. Saturation magnetizations also increase monotonically with decreasing content x.