| Abstract Scope |
Metal-rich nitrides, such as Fe16N2 and Sm2Fe17N3, are promising materials for permanent magnetic applications. However, developments in nitride magnets have been stymied by the challenge of synthesizing them, given the comparative stability of N2, and their low thermal stability. As such, the phase space of magnetic nitrides is vastly underexplored, especially compared to those of intermetallics and borides/carbides. Recent advances in experimental methods for synthesizing nitride materials, particularly thin film methods employing radiofrequency co-sputtering to increase the effective synthesis temperature, have led to a rapid increase in the number of known ternary nitride phases. Here, I discuss the high-throughput design and discovery of several novel ternary nitrides with interesting magnetism as well as the effect of crystal structure and disorder upon their magnetic properties. |