Publications
Burkhardt, C., van Nielen, S., Awais, M., Bartolozzi, F., Blomgren, J., Ortiz, P., … Walton, A. (2023). An overview of hydrogen-assisted (direct) recycling of rare earth permanent magnets. Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, 588, 171475. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmmm.2023.171475
Mishra, A., Khoshsima, S., Tomše, T., Podmiljšak, B., Šturm, S., Burkhardt, C., & Žužek, K. (2023). Short-loop recycling of Nd-Fe-B permanent magnets: A sustainable solution for the RE₂Fe₁₄B matrix phase recovery. Materials, 16(19), 6565. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma16196565
Fischbacher, J., Hrushko, O., Hortschitz, W., & Schrefl, T. (2023). Micromagnetic study of the impact of grain boundaries on coercivity. Rare Earth Permanent Magnets (REPM), Birmingham. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10079299
Hrushko, O., Schrefl, T., Fischbacher, J., & Hortschitz, W. (2023). Thermal stresses in the Nd₂Fe₁₄B polycrystal system with grain boundary phase. Rare Earth Permanent Magnets (REPM), Birmingham. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10014773
Burkhardt, C., Ortiz, F., Daoud, K., Björnfot, T., Ahrentorp, F., Blomgren, J., & Walton, A. (2024). Automated high-speed approaches for the extraction of permanent magnets from hard-disk drive components for the circular economy. Magnetism, 4(3), 295–304. https://doi.org/10.3390/magnetism4030019
Tomše, T., Podmiljšak, B., Scherf, L., Kessler, R., Kobe, S., Kocjan, A., Šturm, S., & Žužek, K. (2024). Unravelling the intricacies of micro-nonuniform heating in field-assisted sintering of multiphase metallic microstructures. Journal of Materials Processing Technology, 328, 118405. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmatprotec.2024.118405
Tomše, T. (2024). Microstructure refinement of Nd-Fe-B permanent magnets prepared via spark-plasma sintering. IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, 60(8), 1–6. Article 2100406. https://doi.org/10.1109/TMAG.2024.3417611
Tomše, T., Ivekovič, A., Kocjan, A., Šturm, S., & Žužek, K. (2024). A rapid thermal-radiation-assisted sintering strategy for Nd-Fe-B-type magnets. Advanced Engineering Materials, 26, 2401404. https://doi.org/10.1002/adem.202401404
Tomše, T., Kubelka, P., Moreno López, R., Fleissner, P., Grau, L., Zaplotnik, M., & Burkhardt, C. (2024). Magnetic performance and anticorrosion coating stability of thermally demagnetized Nd-Fe-B permanent magnets for reuse applications. Materials, 17(23), 5927. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17235927
Koese, M., Parzer, M., Sprecher, B., & Kleijn, R. (2025). Self-sufficiency of the European Union in critical raw materials for E-mobility. Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 212, 108009. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2024.108009
Koese, M., van Nielen, S., Bradley, J., & Kleijn, R. (2025). The dynamics of accelerating end-of-life rare earth permanent magnet recycling: A technological innovation systems approach. Applied Energy, 388, 125707. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2025.125707
Khoshsima, S., Vidmar, J., Samardžija, Z., Tomše, T., Kušter, M., Mishra, A., Šturm, S., & Žužek, K. (2023). Environmentally friendly approach for Nd₂Fe₁₄B magnetic phase extraction by selective chemical leaching: A proof-of-concept study. Materials, 16, 5181. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma16145181
Grau, L., Burkhardt, F., Moll, N., Rathfelder, S., Kobe, S., & Burkhardt, C. (2025). Effects of contamination on the recyclability of NdFeB permanent magnets via short-loop processing: Review of common contaminants and study on Ni coating residues. Recycling, 10(6), 200. https://doi.org/10.3390/recycling10060200
Gracej, M. R., Tomše, T., Podmiljšak, B., Samardžija, Z., Kušter, M., Parapari, S. S., Gračanin, N., Kržmanc, M. M., Schieren, L., Burkhardt, C., Fischbacher, J., Schrefl, T., Šturm, S., & Žužek, K. (2025). Single-grain grain-boundary engineering with Nd-Cu for sustainable recycling and reprocessing of Nd-Fe-B magnets. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 1050, 185605. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2025.185605
Gracej, M. R., Tomše, T., Šija, Z., Burkhardt, C., Schieren, L., Markoli, B., & Žužek, K. (2026). Grain-boundary-engineering of recycled Nd-Fe-B magnets from single-phase RE₂Fe₁₄B powder via rare-earth-Cu alloys. IEEE Transactions on Magnetics. https://doi.org/10.1109/TMAG.2026.3697548
