Issue 21, 2023

Outstanding anti-corrosion performance in Nd–Fe–B permanent magnets by constructing a hydrophobic triplex surface coating

Abstract

Anti-corrosion performance is a key factor that limits the lifetime of metallic components for diversified functional applications, particularly for the Nd–Fe–B permanent magnet in which vulnerable Nd is prone to rapid corrosion. To design corrosion-resistant Nd–Fe–B with a prolonged service life, we propose a facile strategy through a pre-coated water film and rapid air oxidation of 0.5–3 h to in situ grow a hydrophobic, thin and uniform surface coating on Nd–Fe–B. Advanced multi-scale techniques manifest that the triplex surface coating consists of an outermost layer of Fe2O3/Fe3O4, an intermediate layer of amorphous Nd2O3, an inner layer of amorphous Nd2O3 in a columnar α-Fe matrix. Among them, the nanometric Fe2O3 needles epitaxially grown on the outermost layer provide hydrophobic characteristics. The columnar α-Fe structurally coherent to the Nd2Fe14B matrix ensures a strong bonding and stable interface. All these benefits contribute to an outstanding anti-corrosion performance that endures even after 15 cycles of the Tafel test, accompanied by synergistic magnetic and mechanical performance. Prominently, rapid air oxidation for 0.5 h lowers the corrosion current by ∼80% compared to pristine Nd–Fe–B. The above findings provide insights into designing corrosion-resistant metallic alloys in a scalable and robust fashion.

Graphical abstract: Outstanding anti-corrosion performance in Nd–Fe–B permanent magnets by constructing a hydrophobic triplex surface coating

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
29 Mar 2023
Accepted
23 Apr 2023
First published
26 Apr 2023

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2023,11, 6884-6893

Outstanding anti-corrosion performance in Nd–Fe–B permanent magnets by constructing a hydrophobic triplex surface coating

W. Chen, J. Jin, J. Yu, L. Zhou, B. Peng, S. Fu, X. Liu, G. Bai and M. Yan, J. Mater. Chem. C, 2023, 11, 6884 DOI: 10.1039/D3TC01104F

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