Patent ID: 6984271
Filing Date: 2006-01-10
Classification: H01F,H02K

Abstract:
1. A rare earth magnet comprising: rare earth magnet particles; and a rare earth oxide which is present among the rare earth magnet particles, the rare earth oxide being represented by the following general formula (I): where each of R and R′ is one element selected from the group consisting of yttrium (Y), lanthanum (La), cerium (Ce), praseodymium (Pr), neodymium (Nd), samarium (Sm), europium (Eu), gadolinium (Gd), terbium (Tb), dysprosium (Dy), holmium (Ho), erbium (Er), thulium (Tm), ytterbium (Yb) and lutetium (Lu), and 0<x<1, wherein R and R′ refer to different elements and wherein the rare earth magnet particles and the rare earth oxide are physically or chemically bound together.