“…Regarding the size variation, the milling process results in nanometric particles, as discussed in previous works [12,21]. The D(t) and ( ) η t behaviors are similar to those observed in other 4f- [18,21] and 3d-Cu [26] based planetary-milled alloys, and the only most noticeable difference is, as commented on above, the reduced time required to achieve nanometric particle sizes. For example, t = 300 h for D = 14 nm TbAl 2 [21], t = 120 h for D = 21 nm GdAl 2 [18] and t = 20 h for D = 18 nm YbAl 3 [24], while for TbCu 2 only t = 0.5 h was necessary to reduce particle size down to D = 23 nm.…”