Co - Pr (Cobalt - Praseodymium)

Natalia Kolchugina

Introduction

Intermetallic compounds formed by Pr and Co are of specific interest regarding their outstanding magnetic properties and magnetic phenomena such as spin reorientation, spin compensation and non-collinear sublattice magnetization. In particular, the high saturation magnetization of PrCo₅ combined with magnetic ordering temperature in excess of room temperature due to its excellent applicability as high performance permanent magnets in phases with large uniaxial magnetocrystalline anisotropy.