Power law analysis for temperature dependence of magnetocrystalline anisotropy constants of Nd$_2$Fe$_{14}$B magnets

TL;DR

This paper presents a phenomenological power law analysis based on Zener theory to describe the temperature dependence of magnetocrystalline anisotropy constants in Nd$_2$Fe$_{14}$B magnets, providing a general understanding for rare earth magnets.

Contribution

It introduces a power law framework for analyzing temperature-dependent magnetocrystalline anisotropy in rare earth magnets, validated on Nd$_2$Fe$_{14}$B and discussed for other compounds.

Findings

MACs obey the power law well in Nd$_2$Fe$_{14}$B

Power law provides a general understanding of MA temperature dependence

Limitations of the power law are discussed for Dy$_2$Fe$_{14}$B and Y$_2$Fe$_{14}$B

Abstract

Phenomenological analysis for the temperature dependence of the magnetocrystalline anisotropy (MA) in rare earth magnets is presented. We define phenomenological power laws applicable to compound magnets using the Zener theory, apply these laws to the magnetocrystalline anisotropy constants (MACs) of Nd$_2$Fe$_{14}$B magnets. The results indicate that the MACs obey the power law well, and a general understanding for the temperature-dependent MA in rare earth magnets is obtained through the analysis. Furthermore, to examine the validity of the power law, we discuss the temperature dependence of the MACs in Dy$_2$Fe$_{14}$B and Y$_2$Fe$_{14}$B magnets as examples wherein it is difficult to interpret the MA using the power law.