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Single-phase products of LnFe(10)Si(2) (Ln=Tb, Er) have been synthesis
ed by a reduction-diffusion process with superfine iron metal as the s
tarting material. The nitrogen interstitial compounds were obtained by
direct reaction with nitrogen at high pressure. The introduction of n
itrogen changes the easy magnetization direction from basal plane to t
he c-axis for TbFe10Si2 and from the c-axis to basal plan for ErFe10Si
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