Abstract 2D van der Waals (vdW) magnets, which present intrinsic ferromagnetic/
antiferromagnetic ground states at finite temperatures down to atomic‐layer thicknesses …

Computationally characterizing magnetic properies of novel two-dimensional (2D) materials
serves as an important first step of exploring possible applications. Using density-functional …

The current status of R&D activities and major results are briefly reviewed, mainly focusing
on work reported since about 2010. Developments in and perspectives on less-Dy and Dy …

We have investigated the magnetism of the grain boundary (GB) phase in a Nd 14.0 Fe 79.7
Cu 0.1 B 6.2 sintered magnet using soft x-ray magnetic circular dichroism (XMCD) at the Fe …

To overcome a bottleneck in spintronic applications such as those of ultralow-power
magnetoresistive random-access memory devices, the electric-field control of magnetization …

For large-scale computation of the exchange coupling constants Jij, we reconstruct the
Liechtenstein formula for localized orbital representation and simplify the energy …

Magnetic anisotropy plays an essential role in information technology applications of
magnetic materials, providing a means to retain the long-term stability of a magnetic state in …

We find a candidate for new permanent-magnet materials with the 1–16 stoichiometry on the
basis of first-principles calculations utilizing a materials database. An extremely iron-rich …

Van der Waals two-dimensional (2D) ferromagnets provide a new way for constructing low-
power and high-quality spintronic devices owing to their long-range ferromagnetic ordering …

We study the magnetic and electronic properties of Cu-doped Nd 2 Fe 14 B/NdO x systems
with first-principles calculations in order to understand the roles of Cu in improving the …