Iron nitride (Fe4N), a new soft magnetic material, is a high-magnetization and high-resistivity soft magnetic alloy. Fe4N soft magnetic components can reduce next-generation smart grid power electronics system size and weight by up to an order of magnitude over existing state-of-the-art soft magnetic materials, while also realizing increases in efficiency. The revolutionary performance advantages of Fe4N soft magnetics are expected to spur key innovations in utility-scale and transportation-based power electronics hardware and to increase the accessibility and use of distributed energy resources such as grid energy storage and carbon-free mobility. This leading-edge material is the world’s first commercially available iron nitride soft magnetic component, and it is ready for manufacturing now.
- Developer: Sandia National Laboratories
- Co-Developer: University of California, Irvine, United States
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