2006 Volume 114 Issue 1335 Pages 896-901
This paper reviews typical and significant behaviours of the Sm2Fe17-N2 system which is potentially of significance as a nitromagnetic material (metal nitride magnetic material). This paper is focusing on the processes of the N2 absorption by the Sm2Fe17 and summarises results: (i) the crystal structure of Sm2Fe17Nx and the significance of N atoms as an interstitial in the alloy, (ii) thermodynamic properties and a partial phase diagram of the Sm2Fe17-N2 system based on pressure-composition-temperature (PCT) measurements, and (iii) the mechanism of N2 absorption by the Sm2Fe17 based on kinetic measurements and on catalytic behaviours on the alloy surface.