在现代科学中 ,稀土元素在材料科学中的应用 ,使得材料科学取得了重大进展 ,出现了一批性能优越的稀土高新功能材料 ,极大地推动了科学的进步和世界经济的发展。本文系统地介绍了稀土元素在高新功能材料中的应用 ,主要有稀土永磁材料、稀土储氢材料、稀土超导材料、稀土激光材料。 2 1世纪 ,稀土功能材料的应用领域将更加广泛 In modern science, the application of rare earth elements in material science has made great progress in material science, and a number of rare earth high-tech functional materials with superior performance have appeared, greatly promoting scientific progress and world economic development. This paper systematically introduces the application of rare earth elements in high-tech materials, mainly rare earth permanent magnet materials, rare earth hydrogen storage materials, rare earth superconducting materials, rare earth laser materials. 2 1 century, the application of rare earth functional materials will be more extensive