Effective grain interface modification was conducted to increase the coercivity of Nd-Fe-B sintered magnets without degrading their magnetic properties seriously. The surface of magnet pieces (3:0 Â 3:0 Â 2:8 mm 3 ) was uniformly coated with a Dy or Tb metal film, and then each metal was introduced inside the magnets through the Nd-rich grain boundary regions for enriching them on the surface around the Nd 2 Fe 14 B grain particles. The coercivities of the Dy-and Tb-metal-treated magnets (H cJ ¼ 1:45 and 1.81 MA/m, respectively) were considerably improved compared with that of the untreated magnet (H cJ ¼ 0:98 MA/m), suggesting that the aligned magnetic domain structure was effectively stabilized by such a Dy-or Tb-enriched interface around the Nd 2 Fe 14 B grain particles.