CRYSTALLOGRAPHIC STRUCTURE AND INTRINSIC MAGENTIC PROPERTIES OF R2Fe14BNx

We found that the nitrogen atoms can enter into the R₂Fe₁₄B structure by a proper heat treatment in nitrogen atmosphere. The crystallographic structure and magnetic properties of R₂Fe₁₄BN_x, R =Nd and Y, have been investigated by using X-ray and neutron diffraction techniques as well as magnetic measurements. The neutron diffrac-tion data show that the nitrogen atoms occupy the 4f interstices. The interstitial nitrogen atoms were found to have an effect of enhancing Curie temerature, whereas, decreasing saturation magnetization and magneto-crystalline anisotropy. The rela-tionship of the crystal structure and the intrinsic magnetic properties of this crystal is discussed.