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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 10, 2023
Regents of the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Jian-Ping Wang, Shoreview, MN (US);
Yanfeng Jiang, Minneapolis, MN (US);
MD Mehedi, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Yiming Wu, Shoreview, MN (US);
Bin MA, Roseview, MN (US);
Jinming Liu, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Delin Zhang, Minneapolis, MN (US);
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
All example composition may include a plurality of grains including an iron nitride phase. The plurality of grains may have an average wain size between about 10 nm and about 200 nm. An example technique may include treating a composition including a plurality of grains including au iron-based phase to adjust an average grain size of the plurality of grains to between about 20 nm and about 100 ma. The example technique may include nitriding the plurality of grains to form or grow an iron nitride phase.