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）.     

Structural evolution and stability of mechanically alloyed Fe-Ni nanocrystalline

The structural evolution and stability of Fe100-xNix(x=10, 20, 35, 50) alloys prepared by mechanical alloying were investigated through X-ray diffraction analysis and transmission electron microscopy. The intrinsic conditions of preparation determining phase stability in nanocrystalline were clarified. After being milled for 120 h, the powders of Fe90Ni10 and Fe80Ni20 consist of a single α(bcc) phase, Fe30Ni30 powders are a single γ(fcc), and for Fe65Ni35 powders there is co-existence of α and γ phases. The as-milled Fe80Ni20 powders annealed at 680 ℃ exhibits the stability of high-temperature γ phase at room temperature, which is consistent with the theoretical prediction.     

Effect of Dy on structure and magnetic properties of DyxFe60.5?xPt39.5 Alloys

Effects of the content of Dy on structure and magnetic properties of Dy _x Fe_60.5−x Pt_39.5 alloys(x=0, 0.5, 1.0, 1.5) were investigated. The results of XRD analysis proved that the phase-transitional temperature of Dy _x Fe_60.5−x Pt_39.5 alloys from disordered face-centered-cubic structure to ordered face-centered-tetragonal cubic structure decreases with the increase of the content of Dy(x). Suitable content of Dy can improve the exchange coupling between soft magnetic phase and hard magnetic phase by refining grain size, while the remanence ratio and coercivity of the Fe_60.5Pt_39.5 alloy can be significantly improved by a small replacement of Fe by Dy, good magnetic properties were obtained in Dy_0.5Fe_60.0Pt_39.5 alloys.     

Critical driving force for martensitic transformation fcc (γ)→hcp(ε) in Fe-Mn-Si shape memory alloys

By the application of Chou's new geometry model and the available data from binary Fe-Mn, Fe-Si and Mn-Si systems, as well as SGTE DATA for lattice stability parameters of three elements from Dinsdale, the Gibbs free energy as a function of temperature of the fcc(γ) and hep(ε) phases in the Fe-Mn-Si system is reevaluated. The relationship between the Neel temperature of the γ phase and concentration of constituents in mole fraction, is fitted and verified by the experimental results. The critical driving force for the martensitic transformation fcc (γ)→ hep (ε), △ G_C~(γ→ε), defined as the free energy difference between γ and ε phases at M_s of various alloys can also be obtained with a known M_s. It is found that the driving force varies with the composition of alloys, e. g. △ G_C~(γ→ε) = - 100.99 J/mol in Fe-27.0Mn-6.0Si and △ G_C~(γ→ε) = - 122.11 J/mol in Fe-26.9Mn-3.37Si. The compositional dependence of critical driving force accorded with the expression formulated by Hsu of the     

Magnetism regulation of (In<Subscript>1−<Emphasis Type="Italic">x</Emphasis></Subscript>Fe<Subscript><Emphasis Type="Italic">x</Emphasis></Subscript>)<Subscript>2</Subscript>O<Subscript>3</Subscript> semiconductors prepared by sol-gel method

Fe doped In₂O₃ samples (In_1−x Fe _x )₂O₃ (x=0, 0.05, 0.1, 0.2 and 0.3) on glass substrate were prepared by sol-gel method. The XRD results demonstrate that the solubility of Fe ions in In₂O₃ matrix is around 20%, above which impurity phase can be observed. The transmittance of the samples with x=0, 0.05, 0.1 and 0.2 are above 80% in the visible region while the transimittance of the glass is 90%. The transmittance curves slightly red-shifts as x increasing. All of the samples except x=0 are ferromagnetic at room temperature. The highest saturation magnetization moment is reached in the sample x=0.2 with 330 emu/cm³, and the coercive force is 169 Oe which is also the largest in our samples. The results indicate that the addition of Fe ions could tune the structure, the ferromagnetism and optical property in the In₂O₃ matrix.     

Thermal expansion properties and hygroscopicity of Y2?xSmxW3O12 (x = 0.0–0.4) compounds

A novel class of solid solutions of Y_2−x Sm _x W₃O₁₂ (x = 0.0−0.4) were synthesized and studied by means of powder X-ray diffraction. All samples crystallize in an orthorhombic space group Pnca. The lattice parameters a, b and c of Y_2−x Sm _x W₃O₁₂ increase with increasing Sm content. Since the compounds of this series hydrate at room temperature, thermogravimetric (TG) analysis was carried out. The result shows that the compound stores less water with increasing Sm content. The thermal expansion properties of Y_2−x Sm _x W₃O₁₂ (x = 0.1, 0.3 and 0.4) were investigated with high temperature X-ray diffraction. Negative thermal expansion coefficient α _I becomes less negative from −6.644×10⁻⁶ to −6.211×10⁻⁶°C⁻¹ when x changes from 0.1 to 0.4.     

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.     

Dielectric Properties of Ag（Nb1-xTax）O3 and Bi2O3 Doped Ag（Nb1-xTax）O3 Ceramics

Dielectric properties of Ag（Nb1-xTa）O3 and Bi2O3 doped Ag（Nb1-xTax）O3 solid solutions were investigated. The results show that with the increase of Ta content （x）, the sintering temperature increased, and the dielectric loss （tanδ） and the temperature coefficient （αc） decreased. Ag（Nb1-xa）O3 （x=0.4） ceramics sintered at 1 100℃ had the highest permittivity （516.8） and a lower tanδ （0.0021） at 1 MHz, and its temperature coefficient was about 191 ppm/℃. The sintering temperature of Ag（Nb1-xTa）O3 （x=0.4） was lowered by the addition of Bi2O3, and its dielectric properties were improved. Ag（Nb0.6Ta0.4）O3 ceramics with 2.5 wt% Bi203 addition presented the optimum dielectric properties （ε=566, tanδ= 0.0007 and αc≈0ppm/℃） （1 MHz）,     

Microstructure refinement and magnetic properties enhancement of nanocrystalline Nd<Subscript>12.3</Subscript>Fe<Subscript>81.7</Subscript>B<Subscript>6.0</Subscript> ribbons by addition of Zr

Effects of Zr addition and annealing treatment on the formation, microstructure and magnetic properties of Nd_12.3Fe_81.7−x Zr _x B_6.0 (x=0−3.0) ribbons melt-spun and annealed have been systematically investigated by means of vibrating sample magnetometer (VSM), differential scanning calorimeter (DSC), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and high resolution scanning electron microscopy (HRSEM). Phase analysis reveals that Nd₂Fe₁₄B is single-phase material. It has been found that the intrinsic coercivity H _ci of the optimally processed Nd_12.3Fe_81.7−x Zr _x B_6.0 ribbons increases monotonically from 751.7 kA/m for x=0 to 1005.3 kA/m for x=3.0. The remanence polarization J _r and maximum energy product (BH)_max increase first with Zr addition, then slightly decrease with further increasing Zr content. Optimum magnetic properties with J _r=1.041 T, H _ci=887.5 kA/m and (BH)_max=175.2 kJ/m³ have been achieved for the ribbons with x=1.5. The significant improvement of magnetic properties originates from the finer grains of the ribbons by introducing Zr.     

Synthesis and Characterization of LiCoxMn2-xO4 Cathode Materials

LiCoxMn2.04 cathode materials for lithium ion batteries were synthesized by mechanical activation-solid state reaction at 750 ℃ for 24 h in air atmosphere, and their crystal structure, morphology, element composition and electrochemical performance were characterized with XRD, SEM, ICP-AES and charge-discharge test. The experimental results show that all samples have a single spinel structure, well formed crystal shape and uniformly particle size distribution. The lattice parameters of LiCo Mn2-xO4 decrease and the average oxidation states of manganese ions increase with an increase in Co content. Compared with pure LiMn2O4, the LiCo Mn2xO4 （x=0.03-0.12） samples show a lower special capacity, but their cycling life are improved. The capacity loss of LiCo009Mn191O4 and LiCo0.1Mn1.88O4 is only 1.85% and 0.95%, respectively, after the 20th cycle. The improvement of the cycle performance is attributed to the substitution of Co at the Mn sites in the spinel structure, which suppresses the Jahn-Teller distortion and improves the structural stability.     

Magnetostrictive distortion in Pr0.15Tbx Dy0.85-xFe2 polycrystals by X-ray diffraction

The ingots of Pr0.15 Tbx Dy0.85-x Fe2 (x=0.10-0.85) series compounds with a single phase were prepared by a arc melting method. The X-ray diffraction patterns were measured using a Philips X‘pert MPD X-ray diffractometer with a non-ambient sample stage at different temperatures, the magnetostfictive distortion in Pr0.15 Tbx Dy0.85-x Fe2 polycrystals was investigated by X-ray diffraction patterns and the magnetostfiction coefficient λ111 was calculated. The results show when the temperature is raised above the spin reorientation temperature region, a splitting appears in the reflection (440); the λ111 increase with the increasing of Tb content for Pr0.15 Tbx Dy0.85-x Fe2 polycrystals and thefull width at half maximum (FWHM) of the reflection (440) increases gradually with the increasing of Tb content.Moreover, as the FWHM of the reflection (440) decreases gradually with the increasing of temperature, the λ111 decreases slightly with the increasing of temperature at the temperature region of 223 -373 K for Pr0.15 Tb0.3 Dy0.55 Fe2 alloy.     

Magnetism and Transport Properties of HfFe_6Ge_6-type Er_(1-x)Gd_xMn_6Ge_6(x=0.2-0.9) Compounds

Magnetic transitions and magnetotransport properties of polycrystalline Er_1−x Gd _x Mn₆Ge₆ (x=0.2−0.9) compounds were studied. The magnetic and resistivity properties were analyzed in an applied magnetic field up to 5 T. It is found that Er_1−x Gd _x Mn₆Ge₆ (x=0.2−0.9) compounds displays a transition from the antiferromagnetic state to the ferrimagnetic state for increasing Gd content. The Er_1−x Gd _x Mn₆Ge₆ with x=0.2 and 0.5 compounds order antiferromagnetically at 430 and 432 K, respectively. The Er_1−x Gd _x Mn₆Ge₆ with x=0.8 and 0.9 compounds order ferrimagnetically at 462 and 471 K, respectively. The Er_1−x Gd _x Mn₆Ge₆ compounds undergo the second transitions below 71 K. The magnetoresistance curves of the Er_0.1Gd_0.9Mn₆Ge₆ compound in a field of 5 T are presented and the magnetoresistance effects are related to the metamagnetic transitions.     

The Effect of Bi2O3 on the Structure and Microwave Dielectric Properties of Ba6-3xNd8＋2xTi18O54 System（x=2/3）

The structures and dielectric properties of Ba6-3xNd8＋2xTi18O54 system（x=2/3） doped with different contents of Bi2O3, whose final molecular formula is Ba6-3x（Nd1-yBiy）8＋2xTi18O54 were investigated. It is indicated that the dielectric constant increases greatly whereas Q value（f0=4 GHz） decreases with the increase of Bi2O3 content. However, the temperature coefficient could be controlled below 0±30×10^-6/℃ in the experiment. These phenomena are related to the appearance of a new phase, Bi4Ti3O12, which has high dielectric constant. Also, that Bi^3＋（0.13 nm） substitutes for Nd^3＋（0.099 5 nm） will increase the unit cell volume, which will lead to the enlargement of the octahedron B site occupied by Ti^4＋. So the spontaneous polarization of Ti^4＋ ions will be strengthened. Besides, Bi^3＋ will fill up some vacancies which Ba^2＋ or Nd^3＋ ions leave in two A1 sites and four A2 sites. More positive ions polarize, which also contributes to higher dielectric constant. The samples got with the optimium properties are sintered at 1 200 ℃ for 4 h, when y=0.25, ε≈110, Q≈5 400（f0=4 GHz）, TCC=-4.7×10^-6/℃; When y=0.3, ε≈120, Q≈5 000（f0=4 GHz）, TCC=-24×10^-6/℃.     

Impedance spectroscopy study on Mn1＋xFe2-2xTixO4 （0≤x≤0.5） ferrites

The complex impedance spectroscopy and surface morphology of Mn_1+x Fe_2−2x Ti _x O₄ (0⩽x⩽0.5) system, prepared using a conventional solid state reaction technique, were investigated. The impedance spectroscopy measurements were carried out at room temperature in the frequency range of 42–5 MHz. The electrical processes in the samples were modeled in the form of an equivalent circuit made up of a combination of two parallel RC circuits attributed to grain and grain boundaries. The DC conductivity obtained by extrapolation of AC data using impedance spectroscopy and four-probe method increases at 10% doping of Ti ions. The energy-dispersive X-ray (EDX) pattern confirmed the homogeneous mixing of the Mn, Fe, Ti and O atoms in pure and doped ferrite samples.     

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…     

Structure and Giant Magnetoresistance in Zinc Ferrite

The tunneling structure of ZnFe3-xO4 ferrite was confirmed by high resolation electron microscopy （HREM）, non-Ohmic Ⅰ-Ⅴ curve and kinetics for α-Fe2O3 isothermal phase transformation. The Zn0.41 Fe2.59O4/ α-Fe2O3 two-phase polycrystalline has a huge tunneliug magnetorsistance （ TMR ） mainly caused by the tummeliug structure. The Zn0.41Fe2.59O4 grains are separated by insulatiug α-Fe2O3 thin layer boundaries. The pattern of nanostructure uns verified by HREM.     

Chemieal Synthesis and Magnetie Properties of Nanocrystalline （La0.67-XGdx）Sr0.33MnO3 Using Amorphous Molecular Alloy as Precursors

A new route to synthesize nanosized crystalline of （La0.67-xGdx）Sr0.33MnO3 （X=0.05, 0.10, 0.15, 0.20） perovskite-type complex oxides at calcination temperature of 600-1000℃ using the amorphous molecular alloy as precursors was reported. The precursor could be completely decomposed into complex oxide at temperature below 500℃ according to the TGA and DTA results. XRD demonstrates that the decomposed species is composed of perovskite-type structure at calcination temperature of 600℃ for 2 h. The particle size that depends on the calcination temperature of the precursor is in a range of 30-120 nm as determined by transmission electron microscopy （TEM）. This method is effective and can be easily quantitatively controlled to synthesize nanosized perovskite-type complex oxides. The magnetic properties of （La0.67 xGdx）Sr0.33MnO3 nanocrystalline were preliminary studied.     

Structure and dielectric properties of ZnO and Nb<Subscript>2</Subscript>O<Subscript>5</Subscript> doped BaO-TiO<Subscript>2</Subscript> system microwave ceramics

The microwave dielectric properties and microstructure of BaTi4.3ZnyO9.6＋y ＋0.02 mol% SnO2＋0.01 mol% MnCO3＋x mol% Nb2O5（x=0-0.05, y=0-0.08） system ceramics were studied as a function of the amount of ZnO and Nb2O5 doped. Addition of （y=0-0.05） ZnO and （x=0-0.025） Nb2O5 enhanced the reactivity and decreased the sintering temperature effectively. It also increased the dielectric constant ε r and quality factor Q（=1/tan 8） of the system due to the substitution of Ti^4＋ ions with incorporating Zn^2＋and Nb^5＋ ions, which was analyzed by the reaction ZnO＋Nb2O5＋ 3 TiTxTi →ZnTi＋ 2NbTi＋3TiO2. When the system doped with （y=0.05） ZnO and （x=0.025） Nb205 were sintered at 1 160 ℃ for 6 h, the εr. Qf0 value and rfwere 36.5, 42 000 GHz, and＋1.8 ppm/℃, respectively, at 5 GHz.     

Phase structure and electrical properties of La<Subscript>2</Subscript>O<Subscript>3</Subscript>-doped BiInO<Subscript>3</Subscript>-PbTiO<Subscript>3</Subscript> ceramics with high curie temperature

The phase structure and electrical properties of pure and La2O3-doped Bi-InO3-PbTiO3 （BI-PT） ceramics were studied respectively. In （1 -x）BI-xPT （x=0.72-0.80） ceramics, the stability of tetragonal phase increased with increasing x, and pure perovskite structure was obtained for x=-0.80 ceramics. The phase transition temperature range was between 575 ℃ and 600 ℃ for x=0.72-0.80 ceramics, higher than that of PT （-490 ℃）. The c/a ratio almost linearly decreased with increasing La2O3 content in x-0.80 ceramics. It is believed that Pb^2＋ vacancies were formed by La^3＋ substituting Pb^2＋ in La2O3-doped BI-PT ceramics. Tc shifted to lower temperature by 30 ℃/mol% La2O3. The maximum dielectric constant 8557 around 559 ℃ was exhibited in 0.5mol%-doped BI-0.80PT ceramics. La2O3-doped ceramics could be poled resulting from decreasing of c/a ratio and improving of dielectric loss and resistivity. The maximum piezoelectric coefficient d33 was 12 pC/N for 2mol%-doped BI-0.80PT ceramics.     

Influence of Ti^4＋ doping on hyperfine field parameters of Mg0.95Mn0.05Fe2-2xTizxO4 （0 ≤x ≤ 0.7）

The mixed spinel ferrite system Mg_0.95Mn_0.05Fe_2−2x Ti_2x O₄ (0⩽x⩽0.7) was synthesized by the conventional solid-state reaction technique. The effect of Ti⁴⁺ doping was studied by using the M?ssbauer spectroscopy measurements at room temperature. From the analysis of the M?ssbauer spectra, it is observed that s-electron density, electric field gradient (EFG), quadrupole coupling constant (QCC) and the net hyperfine magnetic fields acting on the M?ssbauer nuclei-Fe_A ³⁺ and Fe_B ³⁺ change with the increase of Ti⁴⁺ doping in Mg_0.95Mn_0.05Fe₂O₄. The hyperfine magnetic field decreases with the increase of Ti⁴⁺ doping.