Rare Earth-Free Permanent Magnets: From Modeling to Functional Materials
A special issue of Magnetochemistry (ISSN 2312-7481). This special issue belongs to the section "Magnetic Materials".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 March 2026 | Viewed by 43
Special Issue Editor
Interests: high performance magnets; rare-earth free permanent magnets; additive manufacturing of magnetic materials; data-driven discovery of nobel magnets; magnetic sustainability
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The global demand for permanent magnets is steadily increasing due to their essential role in clean energy technologies, transportation electrification, and advanced electronic devices. However, heavy reliance on critical rare earth elements such as Nd, Dy, and Tb raises significant sustainability, supply chain, and geopolitical concerns. The development of high-performance, rare earth-free, and light rare-earth-based permanent magnets is thus an urgent research priority, combining fundamental materials discovery with innovative processing approaches.
This Special Issue will cover the full spectrum of research on rare earth-free and Ce-based permanent magnets, from theoretical modeling and computational materials design to experimental synthesis, advanced characterization, property optimization, and integration into functional devices. Topics include, but are not limited to, the following: Mn-based alloys (e.g., MnAl, MnBi), Fe–Ni L10 (tetrataenite), Fe–N phases, Alnico, La/Ce-based intermetallics, Heusler compounds, and novel interstitially modified or nanostructured systems. We particularly welcome studies that bridge modeling and experimental validation, explore sustainable manufacturing methods such as additive manufacturing, and address performance challenges in real-world applications.
By bringing together leading researchers from diverse disciplines, this Special Issue aims to provide a roadmap for the next generation of sustainable permanent magnets, reducing dependence on critical rare earths while meeting the performance demands of future technologies.
Dr. Tej Lamichhane
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- rare earth-free permanent magnets
- La/Ce-based magnets
- high-performance magnets
- Mn-based alloys
- Fe–Ni L10 tetrataenite
- heusler compounds
- alnico
- additive manufacturing
- sustainable magnet production
- computational design
- data-driven materials discovery
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