Morphology and magnetic properties of CeCo5 submicron flakes prepared by surfactant-assisted high-energy ball milling

► CeCo5 permanent magnetic alloy has been processed by surfactant assisted high energy ball milling (HEBM). ► The particles show a flake-like morphology with several μm in length and width and tens nm in thickness. ► The flakes are crystallographic and magnetic anisotropic and the c-axes, also the easy magnetization directions are oriented perpendicular to the surface of the flake. ► Maximum coercivity of 3.3 kOe has been obtained for the sample milled for 40 min.