Roles of elements V and N in tetragonally distorted Fe-Co-V-N films

Abstract Tetragonally distorted Fe-Co-V-N with a body-centred tetragonal (bct) structure has a high saturation magnetisation and a high magnetocrystalline anisotropy of ~ 1 MJ/m3 and is expected to be a new hard magnetic material. The effectiveness of the combined addition of the elements V and N fo...

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Main Authors: Takashi Hasegawa, Chihiro Murakami, Kosuke Imamura, Yuta Nakamura, Mitsuru Ohtake, Haruki Yamane
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Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-08-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-13671-3
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Chihiro Murakami
Kosuke Imamura
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Mitsuru Ohtake
Haruki Yamane
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description Abstract Tetragonally distorted Fe-Co-V-N with a body-centred tetragonal (bct) structure has a high saturation magnetisation and a high magnetocrystalline anisotropy of ~ 1 MJ/m3 and is expected to be a new hard magnetic material. The effectiveness of the combined addition of the elements V and N for bct formation has been reported, but the mechanism remains unclear. In this study, the amounts of V and N in FeCo were varied systematically, and the optimal amounts were found to be approximately 20 at% V and 6 at% N. This optimal composition was also effective for the bct transformation, even in a 100-nm-thick film. The role of V in the bct transformation is assumed to be to lower the energy needed to change the lattice constant of FeCo and attract N. The role of N is also considered to extend the c-axis of the Fe-Co-V lattice, causing a bct transformation.
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spelling doaj-art-58b2ad468b094dc7b29aea0369eb42dc2025-08-20T03:45:52ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222025-08-011511810.1038/s41598-025-13671-3Roles of elements V and N in tetragonally distorted Fe-Co-V-N filmsTakashi Hasegawa0Chihiro Murakami1Kosuke Imamura2Yuta Nakamura3Mitsuru Ohtake4Haruki Yamane5Akita UniversityAkita UniversityYokohama National University Yokohama National University Yokohama National University Akita Industrial Technology Center Abstract Tetragonally distorted Fe-Co-V-N with a body-centred tetragonal (bct) structure has a high saturation magnetisation and a high magnetocrystalline anisotropy of ~ 1 MJ/m3 and is expected to be a new hard magnetic material. The effectiveness of the combined addition of the elements V and N for bct formation has been reported, but the mechanism remains unclear. In this study, the amounts of V and N in FeCo were varied systematically, and the optimal amounts were found to be approximately 20 at% V and 6 at% N. This optimal composition was also effective for the bct transformation, even in a 100-nm-thick film. The role of V in the bct transformation is assumed to be to lower the energy needed to change the lattice constant of FeCo and attract N. The role of N is also considered to extend the c-axis of the Fe-Co-V lattice, causing a bct transformation.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-13671-3Lattice distortionTetragonal distortionUniaxial magnetic anisotropyXRD
spellingShingle Takashi Hasegawa
Chihiro Murakami
Kosuke Imamura
Yuta Nakamura
Mitsuru Ohtake
Haruki Yamane
Roles of elements V and N in tetragonally distorted Fe-Co-V-N films
Scientific Reports
Lattice distortion
Tetragonal distortion
Uniaxial magnetic anisotropy
XRD
title Roles of elements V and N in tetragonally distorted Fe-Co-V-N films
title_full Roles of elements V and N in tetragonally distorted Fe-Co-V-N films
title_fullStr Roles of elements V and N in tetragonally distorted Fe-Co-V-N films
title_full_unstemmed Roles of elements V and N in tetragonally distorted Fe-Co-V-N films
title_short Roles of elements V and N in tetragonally distorted Fe-Co-V-N films
title_sort roles of elements v and n in tetragonally distorted fe co v n films
topic Lattice distortion
Tetragonal distortion
Uniaxial magnetic anisotropy
XRD
url https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-13671-3
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