“…Neodymium-based materials are used in such applications and products as magnetic suspensions 1 , photoluminescence 2 , measurement of the grain size distribution in thin films 3 , magnetic molecules 4 , optical ring cores 5 , coloring agents for glasses 6 , and hard or soft magnets, depending on the crystal structure (a hexagonal or garnet crystal structure for hard magnets and a spinel crystal structure with an applied external magnetic field for temporary, soft magnets). When the external field decreases or disappears, the saturation magnetic value in a soft magnetic material is reduced.…”