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Colloidal Nanoparticle‐Enabled Tribological Modifiers :
Colloidal Nanoparticle Tribological Modifiers v7 06302016 eec
- Up to 45% lower friction coefficient compared to commercial alternatives
- Excellent shelf stability (6+ months)
- Oleophilic stable colloid with high monodispersity
- Excellent film formation: uniformly thin tribofilm
- Wear comparable to commercial alternatives
- Exceptionally low absorption into film (enabling long operational use)
- Very low manufacturing cost
- Highly consistent size and morphology, in the 5-50nm range
Development of stable Fe16N2 magnetic nanoparticles for permanent magnet applications :
FeN magnet material v3 20150112 aeg phb
- High theoretical magnetic energy product (130 MGOe, or more than twice the maximum energy product of the best commercially available magnet, the rare-earth neodymium magnet)
- Rare earth-free
- Low cost
- Potential for high high thermal stability
Room Temperature Magnetocaloric MnFexGa and MnNixGa Materials for Solid State Refrigeration :
Magnetocaloric material v3 20150112 aeg phb
- Cutting edge research on magnetocaloric devices (solid state refrigeration materials)
- Low operating costs, no mechanical maintenance
- Wide temperature range (~50K) for the thermal hysteresis
- The Curie temperature close to room temperature
Production of MnxGa magnetic nanoparticles for permanent magnets :
MnGa permanent magnet v4 20150112 aeg phb
- Rare earth free magnetic material
- Potential magnetization (MS) of 50 emu/g and coercivity (HC) of 4 kOe for the Mn2Ga phase
- Potentially higher coercivity of 1T and smaller magnetization of 20 emu/g for the Mn3Ga phase