RARE - Earth Nanomagnetism
Coordinating Institution:
Université du Luxembourg
From: 01/01/2010
To: 31/12/2014
Budget: 1,445,103.00€
Contact(s):
Michels Andreas
The ATTRACT project “Rare-Earth Nanomagnetism” is focused towards studying the effect of microstructure (grain size) on the magnetic properties of nanocrystalline rare-earth-based bulk magnets. Classically semi empirical strategies were employed to understand and improve properties of these nanocrystals. This project proposes a systematic study on correlation between macroscopic properties and microscopic details of spin microstructure using magnetic neutron scattering and new neutron polarization analysis. These are powerful methods for resolving spin distributions (defects) in the bulk of a material and on the nanoscale. The ATTRACT project will thus improve the understanding of the interplay between the macroscopic magnetic parameters and the local microscopic details of the spin structure of these magnetic materials, and it will provide quantitative insights into magnetic neutron scattering from nanomagnets. Nanomagnets have widespread industrial applications such as the manufacture magnetic devices like computer hard discs.