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  1. Combining grain boundary diffusion and segmentation: A novel production route for resource-efficient Nd–Fe–B magnets

    Article • Scripta Materialia, April 2026, Elsevier

    Imants Dirba

  2. High pressure H2 treatment for deep cleaning of Fe single crystals

    Article • Surface Science, March 2026, Elsevier

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  3. Optimizing α ...

    Article • Acta Materialia, January 2026, Elsevier

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  4. Fabrication of Sustainable 3D Printed Anisotropic Bonded Magnets Using Recycled Nd–Fe–B Powder and Low CO 2 Footprint Polyamide 12

    Article • Advanced Energy and Sustainability Research, January 2026, Wiley

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  5. Toward Maximum Utilization of Heavy Rare Earths in Sintered Nd–Fe–B Magnets by Grain Boundary Diffusion Source and Application Area Optimization

    Article • Advanced Engineering Materials, September 2025, Wiley

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  6. High Pressure H2 treatment for deep cleaning of Fe single crystals

    Article • August 2025, American Chemical Society (ACS)

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  7. Improved lattice elongation for Fe8Nx (x > 1) thin films prepared via nitrogen ion implantation

    Article • AIP Advances, March 2025, American Institute of Physics

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  8. Role of Debye temperature in achieving large adiabatic temperature changes at cryogenic temperatures: A case study on Pr2...

    Article • Physical Review B, April 2024, American Physical Society (APS)

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  9. Martensitic phase transformation in short-range ordered Fe50Rh50 system induced by thermal stress and mechanical deformation

    Article • Acta Materialia, January 2024, Elsevier

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  10. Bulk Nanostructured Silicide Thermoelectric Materials by Reversible Hydrogen Absorption–Desorption

    Article • Small, December 2023, Wiley

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  11. Grain size and coercivity tuning in Nd2Fe14B-based magnets prepared by high pressure hydrogen milling

    Article • Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, September 2023, Elsevier

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  12. Surfactant-driven optimization of iron-based nanoparticle synthesis: a study on magnetic hyperthermia and endothelial cell uptake

    Article • Nanoscale Advances, January 2023, Royal Society of Chemistry

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  13. Evaluation of Fe-nitrides, -borides and -carbides for enhanced magnetic fluid hyperthermia with experimental study of α″-Fe16N2 and ϵ-Fe3N nanoparticles

    Article • Journal of Physics D Applied Physics, November 2022, Institute of Physics Publishing

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  14. Molecular dynamics simulation of crystal structure and heat capacity in perovskite-type molybdates SrMoO3 and BaMoO3

    Article • Computational Materials Science, September 2021, Elsevier

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  15. Large magnetic entropy change in Nd2In near the boiling temperature of natural gas

    Article • Applied Physics Letters, July 2021, American Institute of Physics

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  16. Synthesis and magnetic properties of bulk α″-Fe16N2/SrAl2Fe10O19 composite magnets

    Article • Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, January 2021, Elsevier

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  17. Element-resolved study on the evolution of magnetic response in FexN compounds

    Article • Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, March 2020, Elsevier

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  18. Thermal decomposition of ThMn12-type phase and its optimum stabilizing elements in SmFe12-based alloys

    Article • Journal of Alloys and Compounds, January 2020, Elsevier

    Kazuhiro Hono, Imants Dirba

  19. Production of Fe nanoparticles from iron oxides by high-pressure hydrogen reduction

    Article • Nanoscale Advances, January 2020, Royal Society of Chemistry

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  20. Anisotropic, single-crystalline SmFe12-based microparticles with high roundness fabricated by jet-milling

    Article • Journal of Alloys and Compounds, October 2019, Elsevier

    Kazuhiro Hono, Imants Dirba

  21. Development of high coercivity anisotropic Nd-Fe-B/Fe nanocomposite powder using hydrogenation disproportionation desorption recombination process

    Article • Acta Materialia, August 2019, Elsevier

    Kazuhiro Hono, Imants Dirba

  22. Development of ultra-fine grain sized SmFe12-based powders using hydrogenation disproportionation desorption recombination process

    Article • Acta Materialia, February 2019, Elsevier

    Kazuhiro Hono, Imants Dirba

  23. Consolidation of cobalt nanorods: A new route for rare-earth free nanostructured permanent magnets

    Article • Acta Materialia, February 2018, Elsevier

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  24. Evolution of anisotropy in bcc Fe distorted by interstitial boron

    Article • January 2018, American Physical Society (APS)

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  25. Synthesis, morphology, thermal stability and magnetic properties of α″-Fe16N2 nanoparticles obtained by hydrogen reduction of γ-Fe2O3 and subsequent nitrogenation

    Article • Acta Materialia, January 2017, Elsevier

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  26. Engineering perpendicular magnetic anisotropy in Fe via interstitial nitrogenation: N choose K

    Article • APL Materials, November 2016, American Institute of Physics

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  27. Increased magnetic moment induced by lattice expansion from α-Fe to α′-Fe8N

    Article • Journal of Applied Physics, May 2015, American Institute of Physics

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  28. Growth, structure, and magnetic properties of γ′-Fe4N thin films

    Article • Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, April 2015, Elsevier

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  29. Diffusion processes in hot-deformed Nd–Fe–B magnets with DyF3 additions

    Article • Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, May 2014, Elsevier

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  30. Net-shape and crack-free production of Nd–Fe–B magnets by hot deformation

    Article • Journal of Alloys and Compounds, March 2014, Elsevier

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  31. Electrical and magnetic properties of hot-deformed Nd-Fe-B magnets with different DyF3additions

    Article • Journal of Applied Physics, October 2013, American Institute of Physics

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  32. Practical Application of Eddy Currents Generated by Wind

    Article • IOP Conference Series Materials Science and Engineering, June 2011, Institute of Physics Publishing

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  33. Parallel Path Magnet Motor: Development of the Theoretical Model and Analysis of Experimental Results

    Article • Latvian Journal of Physics and Technical Sciences, January 2011, De Gruyter

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