CritMag

INL Cluster

REEs-free high-performance permanent magnets based on exchange-spring and high anisotropy phases

Permanent magnets (PMs) have critical applications in wind power generation, widely employed in Portugal. The performance of PM materials relies heavily on the presence of rare-earth elements (REEs), however, their status as critical raw materials (CRMs) calls for new approaches in developing alternative PMs that present minimal content/ absence of CRMs. The targeted breakthrough of the CritMag is to establish a new synthesis methodology for the fabrication of REE-free high-performance PMs. This objective is mainly achieved through the engineering of nanostructures with strong magnetic and shape anisotropy. The fabrication is based on our know-how in large-scale synthesis of colloidal magnetic nanoparticles with excellent magnetic properties. The method is well suited for the implementation of up-scalable and cost-efficient fabrication of REE-free PMs. Our targeted application is an electric energy generation device and we will manufacture a prototype generator using the CritMag PMs.

Total Eligible Budget

217,356.38 €

INL Eligible Budget

217,356.38 €

Total Funding

217,356.38 €

INL Funding

217,356.38 €

Start Date

26-07-2018

End Date

25-01-2022

Type of action

SAICT – Projetos de investigação cientifica e desenvolvimento tecnológico (IC&DT)

Grant Agreement Id

POCI-01-0145-FEDER-028745

Funding Agency

COMPETE 2020 / FCT

Funding Framework

PORTUGAL 2020

INL Role

Coordinator

Approval Date

26-04-2018

Intervention Region

North of Portugal