Micromagnetic simulation of anisotropic grain boundary diffusion for sintered Nd-Fe-B magnets

作者：Li, W.; Zhou, Q.; Zhao, L. Z.; Wang, Q. X.; Zhong, X. C.; Liu, Z. W.^*

来源：Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, 2018, 451: 704-709.

DOI：10.1016/j.jmmm.2017.12.002

• Anisotropic diffusion
• Micromagnetic simulation
• Grain boundary
• Macroscopic demagnetizing field
• Coercivity

A systematic investigation on the anisotropic grain boundary diffusion in sintered Nd-Fe-B magnets is carried out by micromagnetic simulation. The results indicate that the critical reason for the anisotropic diffusion effect is not the difference in the amount of Dy diffused along different directions but the macroscopic demagnetizing field. The diffusion parallel to the easy axis from both pole surfaces of the magnet can increase the nucleation fields in the two major regions with large macroscopic demagnetizing fields, where the reverse domains can nucleate easily. As a consequence, the grain boundary diffusion along the directions parallel to the easy axis from two pole surfaces is more effective to improve the coercivity of the magnets than that along other directions. It is also found that, to enhance the coercivity, only a limited diffusion depth is required. The present result is in good agreement with the recent experimental findings.

• 出版日期2018-4-1
• 单位华南理工大学