Abstract
Due to the rare earth supply shortage, ThMn12-type RFe12-based (R is the rare earth element) magnets with lean rare earth content are gaining more concern. Most ThMn12-type RFe12 structures are thermodynamically metastable and require doping of the stabilizing element Ti. However, the Ti-doping effects on the hard magnetic properties of RFe11Ti have not been thoroughly investigated. Herein, based on density functional theory calculations, we report the Ti-doping effects on the phase stability, intrinsic hard magnetic properties and electronic structures of RFe11Ti (R = La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Y, Zr). Our results indicate that Ti-doping not only increases their phase stability, but also enhances the magnetic hardness of ground-state RFe12 phases. Particularly, it leads to the transition of CeFe11Ti and PrFe11Ti from easy-plane to easy-axis anisotropy. Charge density distributions demonstrate that Ti-doping breaks the original symmetry of the R-site crystal field, which alters the magnetic anisotropy of RFe11Ti. Projected densities of states reveal that the addition of Ti results in the shift of occupied and unoccupied f-electron energy levels of rare earth elements, affecting their magnetic exchange. This study provides an insight into regulating the hard magnetic properties of RFe12-based magnets by Ti-doping.
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