Abstract: Disclosed are methods and compositions for aqueous electrodeposition of rare earth-transitional metal alloys comprising samarium-cobalt. Also disclosed are nanostructured magnetic coatings comprising a magnetic alloy of a rare earth metal, namely samarium, and a transition metal, namely cobalt.

Abstract: Disclosed are methods and compositions for aqueous electrodeposition of rare earth-transitiona metal alloys (e.g., samarium-cobalt alloys). Also disclosed are nanostructured magnetic coatings comprising a magnetic alloy of a rare earth metal (e.g., samarium) and a transition metal (e.g., cobalt). This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the electrodeposition of transition metal and rare earth alloys from aqueous solutions to form thin films. The present invention which comprises the preparation of suitable mixtures of water soluble compounds containing the desired transition metal (TM) and rare earth (RE) elements, establishing appropriate bath conditions and applying specific current densities across the bath solution to cause a film with the desired properties to be deposited on a target substrate.