What are the characteristics of a holmium magnet?

As a result of its special magnetic properties holmium is used in alloys for the production of magnets and as a flux concentrator for high magnetic fields. Holmia (holmium oxide) is used as a yellow or red coloring for glass and cubic zirconia. read more

Holmium has the highest magnetic permeability of any element and therefore is used for the polepieces of the strongest static magnets. Because holmium strongly absorbs neutrons, it is also used as a burnable poison in nuclear reactors. read more

Magnetic Characteristics of Hydrogenated Holmium* Y. KUBOTA AND W. E. WALLACE Department of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh,. Pittsburgh 13, Pnensylvania Various physical and chemical properties of the lanthanide hydrides suggest that they are saline in nature, the hydrogen existing as a negatively charged ion. read more