Thermal Instability and Microstructure of Strontium M-type Hexaferrite Nanoparticles Synthesized by Citrate Approach

The dried gel of SrFe12O19, prepared by citrate approach, was investigated by means of infrared spectroscopy （ IR ）, thermogravimetric analysis （ TG ）, differential scanning calorimetry （ DSC ）, X- ray diffraction（ XRD ） techniques, energy dispersive spectroscopy（ EDS ）, and transmission electron microscopy（ TEM ）. The thermal instability and the thermal decomposition of low-temperature strontium M-type hexaferrite crystallized at about 600℃ were confirmed for the first time by XRD method. The decomposition of the low-temperature strontium M-type hexaferrite took place at about 688.6℃ determined by DSC investigation. The low-temperature strontium M-type hexaferrite nanopartieles were decomposed into SrFeO2.5 with an orthorthombic cell and Fe2O3 with a tetragonal cell as well as possibl α-Fe2O3 . The agglomerated particles with sizes less than 200 nm obtained at 800℃ were plesiomorphous to strontium M-type hexaferrite. The thermally stable strontium M-type hexaferrite nanopartieles with sizes less than 100um cotdd take place at 900 ℃ . Up to 1000 ℃ , the phose transformotion to form strontium M-type hexaferrite was ended, the calcinations with the sizes more than 1μm were composed of α-Fe2O3 and strontium M-type hexaferrite. The method of distinguishing γ-Fe2O3 with a spinel structure from Fe2O3 with tetragonal cells by using powder XRD method was proposed. Fe2O3 with tetragonal cells to be crystallized before the crystallization of thermally stable strontium M-type hexaferrite was confirmed for the first time. The reason why α- Fe2O3 as an additional phase appears in the calcinations is the cationic vacancy of stroutium M-type hexaferrite , SrFe12-x□O19 （0≤x ≤0.5）.     

Magnetic Properties of γ-Fe2O3 Nanoparticles Prepared by Laser Ablation

A new method of preparing nanoparticles by pulsed-laser ablation of a tiny wire was reported, and pure maghemite （ γ-Fe2 O3 ） nanoparticles were synthesized by this method in a mixed gas flux of N2 and O2 at atmospheric pressure. The obtained γ-Fe2 O3 nanopartiles were in the range of 5 to 80 run in diameter and largely spherical in shape. Structural characteristics and morphologies of the nanoparticles were characterized by XRD and TEM , respectively. Moreover, magnetic properties of the obtained 7- Fe, O3 nanopartiles in the temperature range of 300 to 773 K were investigated. The experimental results demonstrate that the squareness value of the hysteresis loop decreases with increasing temperature. Both the coercivity and the saturation magnetization of the γ-Fe2 O3 nanoparticles show a constantly decrensing trend with increasing temperature up to the occurrerwe of the transformation from γ-Fe2O3 to α-Fe2O3. Especially, at the temperature of 773 K, the γ-Fe, O3 begins to transform to the α-Fe2 O3 phase and the hysteresis loop becomes unclosed .     

Synthesis of Magnetic Manganese Ferrite

MnFe2O4 polycrystalline powders were prepared by the chemical coprecipitation method. When the reaction temperature is above 80 ℃, through depositing and washing, the MnFe2O4 can be obtained directly without calcining. However, when it is below 80 ℃, we have to calcine the precursor in order to obtain MnFe2O4, which does not result in pure spinal structure but a mixture of MnFe2O4 and α-Fe2O3. The powders＇ magnetic property was characterized with a Vibrating Sample Magnetometer. The phase structure, crystal size and lattice constant were presented by an X-ray diffractometer. In addition, the morphology of the powder was observed with a scan electron microscope and a transmission electron microscope.     

Structure and Infrared Radiation Properties of Substituted Cordierites

Zn^2＋ - or Ti^4＋ -substituted cordierites with the nominal compositions of Mg1 .6 Zn0.4 Al4 Si5 O18 and Mg1.8 Ti0.2 Al4.4 Si4.6 O18 respectively, were prepared by a conventional solid state reaction method. The structure of the substituted eordierites was characterized by X- ray diffraction （ XRD ）, infrared （ 1R ） spectroscopy and 29 Si magic angle spinning （ MAS ） nuclear magnetic resonance （ NMR ）. The infoared radiation properties were investigated in the bands within 2.5-25μm. Compared with the na-substituted cordierite composition （ Mg2 Al4 Si5 O18 ）, Zn^2＋ - or Ti^4＋ -substituted cordierites show superior infrared properties. XRD and IR results confirm the formation of hexagonal a-eordierite as the main eo＇stal phase for the substituted cordierites. 29 Si MAS NMR result indicates that Zn^2＋ or Ti^4＋ Substitutions for partial Mg^2＋ of a-eordierite promoted the ordering of the distribution oral and Si atoms in T1 （ tetrahedra connecting six-raembered rings together with [ MgO6] octahedra ） and T2 （ tetraheda forming six-reentered rings） tetrahedral sites. This resulted in a lattice deformation and increased the anharmonicity of polarization vibration, which is responsible for the improvement of infrared radiation properties of the substituted eordierites.     

Structure and infrared radiation property of Co<Subscript>1−<Emphasis Type="Italic">x</Emphasis></Subscript>Zn<Subscript><Emphasis Type="Italic">x</Emphasis></Subscript>Fe<Subscript>2</Subscript>O<Subscript>4</Subscript> ferrites by XAFS analysis

Co_1−x Zn _x Fe₂O₄ ferrites were prepared by solid state reaction. The microstructure and performance were studied by X-ray diffraction, X-ray absorption fine-structure analysis and IRE-2 infrared radiant test. It is found that infrared radiance show a nonlinear change with x, exhibiting the infrared radiance of this material improved and the average radiance in the 8–14 μm waveband reached 0.91. The Co³⁺ and Zn²⁺ ions are found to occupy both tetrahedral and octahedral sites, and correspondingly, the fraction of Fe³⁺ ions in B-site decreases nonlinearly in ferrites. The lattice parameters are found to concern with Zn²⁺, and the activation energy deduces from crystal strain and crystal vibrate increases with content Zn²⁺. The redistribution of the Co³⁺ and Zn²⁺ ions between tetrahedral and octahedral sites is related to the providing a selective tetrahedral and octahedral sites infrared radiance of Co_1−x Zn _x Fe₂O₄ ceramics with increasing x.     

Preparation of LiFePO4 for lithium ion battery using Fe2P2O7 as precursor

In order to obtain a new precursor for LiFePO4, Fe2P2O7 with high purity was prepared through solid phase reaction at 650 ℃ using starting materials of FeC2O4 and NH4H2PO4 in an argon atmosphere. Using the as-prepared Fe2P2O7, Li2CO3 and glucose as raw materials, pure LiFePO4 and LiFePO4/C composite materials were respectively synthesized by solid state reaction at 700 ℃ in an argon atmosphere. X-ray diffractometry and scanning electron microscopy（SEM） were employed to characterize the as-prepared Fe2P2O7, LiFePO4 and LiFePO4/C. The as-prepared Fe2P2O7 crystallizes in the Cl space group and belongs to β-Fe2P2O7 for crystal phase. The particle size distribution of Fe2P2O7 observed by SEM is 0.4-3.0 μm. During the Li^＋ ion chemical intercalation, radical P2O7^4- is disrupted into two PO4^3- ions in the presence of O^2-, thus providing a feasible technique to dispose this poor dissolvable pyrophosphate. LiFePO4/C composite exhibits initial charge and discharge capacities of 154 and 132 mA·h/g, respectively.     

Micaceous iron oxide prepared from pyrite cinders by hydrothermal method

Micaceous iron oxide (MIO) with a hexagonal flaky shape was prepared by hydrothermal method. The ferric hydroxide used as precursor was obtained by an acidic leaching solution of pyrite cinders reacting with ammonia solution. The optimal experimental conditions for preparing micaceous iron oxide were investigated by orthogonal experiments. Micaceous iron oxide can be successfully prepared when optimal parameters of total iron concentration of 2.0 mol/L, pH value of 8, n(Fe²⁺)/n(Fe³⁺) of 0.1, mass of seed crystal of 1 g, reaction temperature of 260 °C and reaction time of 30 min are applied. X-ray diffractometry (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and selected area electron diffractometry (SAEM) were adopted to characterize the hydrothermal products prepared under optimal conditions. The results indicate that highly crystallized α-Fe₂O₃ hexagonal flakes, about 1.0–1.5 μm in diameter and 0.1 μm in thickness, are prepared. Furthermore, the quality of micaceous iron oxide prepared can meet the required characteristics of micaceous iron oxide pigments for paints (ISO10601—2007).     

Preparation of uitrafine α-Al2O3 powders by catalytic sintering of ammonium aluminum carbonate hydroxide at low temperature

The precursor of ammonium aluminum carbonate hydroxide was synthesized by using aluminum sulfate （Al2 （SO4）3 ） and ammonium carbonate（（NH4 ）2CO3 ）. The effects of α-Al2 O3 seeds and mixture composed of α- Al2O3 and ammonium nitrate, as well as multiplex catalysts （AT） on phase transformation of alumina in sintering process were investigated respectively. The results show that the α-Al2 O3 seeds and the mixture of α-Al2 O3 and ammonium nitrate can lower the phase transformation temperature of α-Al2O3 to different extents while the particles obtained agglomerate heavily. AT has great potential synergistic effects on the phase transformation of alumina and reduces the phase transformation temperature of α-Al2O3 and the trends of necking-formation between particles. Therefore the dispersion of powder particles is improved significantly.     

Controlled synthesis and magnetic properties of Fe<Subscript>3</Subscript>O<Subscript>4</Subscript> walnut spherical particles and octahedral microcrystals

Magnetite Fe₃O₄ walnut spherical particles and octahedral microcrystals were successfully synthesized from K₄ [Fe (CN)₆], K₃ [Fe (CN)₆] and NaOH reagents via a simple hydrothermal process. And the uniform morphology of octahedral microcrystals was obtained in the presence of ethylene glycol. The morphology and structure of products were characterized by powder X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy and transmission electron microscopy. The results showed that the Fe₃O₄ walnut spherical particles and octahedral microcrystals were single crystals with the face-center cubic structure and with size distributions from 2.2 to 8.6 μm and 1.6 to 12.5 μm, respectively. Their magnetic properties were detected by a vibrating sample magnetometer at room temperature. The walnut spherical particles exhibited a ferromagnetic behavior with the coercive force (Hc), saturation magnetization (Ms) and remanent magnetization (Mr) being 150.57 Oe, 97.634 and 12.05 emu/g, respectively. For the octahedral microcrystals they were 75.28 Oe, 101.90 and 6.69 emu/g, respectively. Different sizes of walnut spherical particles were controlled synthesized through adjusting the NaOH concentration. It was found that ethylene glycol molecules have a significant effect on the formation of Fe₃O₄ octahedra. A possible mechanism was also proposed to account for the growth of these Fe₃O₄ products. Supported by Fund of weinan Teachers University (Grant No. 08YKZ008), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 20573072) and Doctoral Fund of Ministry of Education of China (Grant No. 20060718010)     

Synthesis of Ni-Zn ferrite and its microstructure and magnetic properties

1 INTRODUCTION Ni-Zn ferrite with spinel structure is a versatile technological material due to their high-resistivity and low-eddy current losses, particularly suitable for high-frequency applications. Ni-Zn ferrites have been commercially used in recording heads, antennas rods, loading coils, microwave devices and telecommunication applications fields, and so on[1?2]. Ni-Zn ferrites are usually prepared by the conventional ceramic method[3] and the wet-chemical method[4?16]. The cerami…     

Electronic structure and FIM imaging mechanism of Fe-Al intermetallic compounds

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Preparation and properties of carbon fiber chiral materials

The chiral materials were prepared by using the carbon fiber helices as chiral inclusions, and the composite of Fe3O4 and polyaniline as matrix. The electromagnetic properties, including the rotation angles, the axial ratios and the complex chirality parameters, were measured by using a circular waveguide method in the 8.5-11.0 GHz frequency range. The dependence of these electromagnetic properties on the frequency and the concentration of the Fe3O4 in the composite matrix were analyzed. The results show that an appropriate concentration of Fe3O4 in the matrix is useful in improving the electromagnetic properties of the chiral material.     

Coating of Fe, Ni on α-alumina microspheres by heterogeneous precipitation

1INTRODUCTION Themagneticmetal coatedceramicoxides,core shellstructuralcompositematerials,inwhichthinmetallicfilmsarecoatedonaceramicoxide matrixwithmicrometerparticlesizes,areattrac tiveduetothecombinationofthefunctionalchar acteristicsofmetalsandmechanicalpropertiesoftheceramicmatrix.Theceramic basedtransition metal coated,core shellcompositessuchasNi coatedAl2O3[1],Fe coatedAl2O3[2],FeNi coated Al2O3[3]orCoFe coatedSiO2[4],havebeenfoundtoexhibitinterestingfunctionalperformancesdue…     

Surface organic modification of Fe<Subscript>3</Subscript>O<Subscript>4</Subscript> magnetic nanoparticles

The surface organic modification of Fe3O4 nanoparticles with silane coupling reagent KH570 was studied. The modified and unmodified nanoparticles were characterized by FT-IR, XPS and TEM. The spectra of FT-IR and XPS revealed that KH570 was coated onto the surface of Fe3O4 nanoparticles to get Fe-O- Si bond and an organic coating layer also was formed. Fe3O4 nanoparticles were spheres partly with mean size of 18,8 nm studied by TEM, which was consistent with the result 17.9 nm calculated by Scherrer＇s equation. KH570 was adsorbed on surface and formed chemistry bond to be steric hindrance repulsion which prevented nanoparticles from reuniting. Then glycol-based Fe3O4 magnetic liquids dispersed stably was gained.     

Effect of Zn2+ content on the microstructure and magnetic properties of nanocrystalline Ni1−x Zn x Fe2O4 ferrite by a spraying-coprecipitation method

Nanocrystalline Ni1-xZnxFe2O4 ferrites with 0≤x≤1 were successfully prepared by a spraying-coprecipitation method.The microstructure was investigated by using XRD and TEM.Magnetic properties were measured with vibrating sample magnetometer(VSM) at room temperature.The results show that the grain size of nanocrystalline Ni1-xZnxFe2O4 ferrite calcined at 600 ℃ for 1.5 h is about 30 nm.Lattice parameter and specific saturation magnetization Ms of nanocrystalline Ni1-xZnxFe2O4 ferrite increase with the Zn2+ ions content at room temperature,and maximum Ms is 66.8 A·m2·kg-1 as the Zn2+ ions content is around 0.5,and coercivity Hc of the nanocrystalline Ni1-xZnxFe2O4 ferrite decreases with Zn2+ ions content.     

Incrusting structure of nanosized Fe<Subscript>3</Subscript>O<Subscript>4</Subscript> particles in magnetic fluids

High-performance nanosized Fe₃O₄ magnetic fluids are prepared by chemical co-precipitate method. The microstructure of magnetic fluids is characterized using a transmission electron microscope (TEM) and high-resolution microscope (HREM). The results are satisfactory. The nanosized magnetic particles have diameter of 8–10 nm and the minimum diameter is 4 nm, belonging to super-paramagnetic material. The nanosized magnetic particles crystallized completely and have clear crystal boundary. The surfactant used in the test coats the magnetic particles homogeneously and forms a uniform and complete elastic spherical shell of amorphous phase around the magnetic particles. The study proves that the incrusting layer of surfactant has the protective effect and stable effect on the magnetic particles. These effects can enhance and maintain the magnetic properties of the magnetic fluids effectively.     

Microstructure and microwave dielectric properties of CaO-B2O3-SiO2 glass ceramics with various B2O3 contents

The effects of B2O3 addition on both the sintering behavior and microwave dielectric properties of CaO-B2O3-SiO2 (CBS) glass ceramics were investigated by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR),X-ray diffractometry (XRD) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM).The results show that the increasing amount of B2O3 causes the increase of the contents of [BO3],[BO4] and [SiO4],which deduces the increase of CaB2O4 and α-SiO2 and the decrease of CaSiO3 correspondingly.No new phase is observed throughout the...     

Hexagonal hematite platelets synthesized from pyrite cinders by hydrothermal process

Well-crystallized hexagonal hematite (α-Fe2O3) platelets were synthesized by hydrothermal process,using a highly concentrated ferric hydroxide as precursor.The precursor was prepared by adding ammonia to the ferric sulfate solution which was obtained by leaching pyrite cinders with sulfuric acid.Structure and morphology of the synthesized products were investigated by X-ray diffraction,scanning electron microscope,transmission electron microscope and selected area electron diffraction.The results reveal tha...     

Microstructure of a spray deposited intermetallic compound alloy of Ni-Al-Mo system

The microstructure of a spray deposited intermetallic compound alloy of Ni-Al-Mo system(Ni3Al-Mo intermetallic compound alloy) prepared by a spray atomization deposition was studied in detail by using optical metallography,XRD,DTA,SEM,TEM,HREM and computer simulation.The preform consists of uniform and equiaxial grains,ranging from 10-40 μm,with some microporosity.Besides the main phases of the matrix alloy γ' and γ,Ni2Mo and Ni3Mo phases are also found within the γ network.A new Ni enriched phase in the γ phase was identified to have face-centered cubic structure with a lattice constant α=1.09 nm and space group Fm3m.     

Crystallization kinetics of amorphous Nd3.6 Pr5.4 Fe83Co3B5 and preparation of α-Fe/Nd2Fe14B nanocomposite magnets by controlled melt-solidification technique

The crystallization kinetics of amorphous Nd3. 6 Pr5.4 Fe83 Co3 B5 and the preparation of α-Fe/Nd2 Fe14 B nanocomposite magnets by controlled melt-solidification of Nd3.6Pr5.4Fe83Co3B5 was investigated by employing DTA, XRD, and TEM. The results show that a metastable intermediate phase Nd8Fe27B24 prior to α-Fe and Nd2 Fe14 B phases is crystallized as the amorphous Nd3.6 Pr5.4 Fe83 Co3 B5 is heated to 1 223 K. The crystallization activation energy of α-Fe and Nd8 Fe27324 phases is larger at the beginning stage of crystallization, and then it decreases with crystallized fraction x for the former and has little change when x is below 70% for the latter, which essentially results in an α-Fe/Nd2 Fe14 B microstructure with a relatively coarse grain size about 20-60 nm and a non-uniform distribution of grain size in the annealed alloy. The a-Fe/Nd2 Fe14 B nanocomposite magnets with a small average grain size about 14 nm and a quite uniform grain size distribution were prepared by controlled melt-solidification of nealing the amorphous Nd3. 6 Pr5. 4 Fe83 Co3 B5 precursor alloy.