Electrical and dielectric properties of Ni0.5Co0.5GaxFe1.8-xO4(x≤1.0)spinel ferrite microspheres

Microspheres of Ni_0.5 Co_0.5Ga_xFe_2-xO₄(x≤1.0) microsphere spinel ferrites(NiCoGaFe-MSFs) and carbon spheres were prepared via a hydrothermal technique.The micro structure of microspheres was investigated through scanning and transmission electron microscopy(SEM and TEM),respectively,and X-ray diffraction(XRD).The electrical and dielectric properties of NiCoGaFe-MSF at temperatures ranging from20 to 120℃(between 293,1× 10³ and 393.1...     

Phosphorus fixation capacity of CaO-SiO2-Al2O3-MnO-Ce2O3 slag based on structural considerations

The phosphorus fixation capacity of some slag systems,such as Ce₂O₃-containing slag,has hardly been investigated from a thermodynamics view due to the lack of relevant thermodynamic data.Since the macroscopic properties are primarily determined by the microscopic structure,the correlation between phosphorus fixation capacity and slag structure was explored by spectroscopy(XPS),Raman spectroscopy,and ferromanganese dephosphorization experiments.The results show that the pred...     

Structural,morphological and photoluminescence characterizations of Sm3+ doped Y2O3 nano-sized phosphors synthesized by ultrasound assisted sol-gel method

Nanosized 1 at% Sm³⁺doped Y₂O₃ powders were prepared by an ultrasound assisted sol-gel method.Y₂O₃:Sm³⁺powders crystallize in Y₂ O₃ pure cubic phase and XRD analysis shows that the as-used agitation protocol affects strongly the crystallite’s shape and mean size.The recorded emission spectra under λ_em=600 nm exhibit two absorption bands;the first one is assigned to O^2-→Sm³⁺cha...     

Zirconium content induced mitigation of mechanical anisotropy in 2:17 type SmCo magnets

The mitigation of mechanical anisotropy is observed in 2:17 type SmCo magnets by adjusting the Zr content This behavior is supposed to be closely related to the density of lamellar phase,the density of which is enhanced obviously with increasing Zr content.The other reasons which could cause the reduction of the mechanical anisotropy is discussed from the Zr-rich impurity phase to the atom substitutions and crystal lattice distortion.The observation of crack in nano scale that dearly forms angles of 60° and 90° with respect to the lamellar phase,indicates that the probable cleavage planes are crystal faces(1011) and(1010).The results of investigation can deepen the understanding of mechanical anisotropy and cleavage fracture in the SmCo magnets.     

A novel Ga(Ⅲ)coordination complex as an efficient sensitizer for enhancing photocatalytic activity of TiO2/rGO nanocomposite

Narrow solar-light response range and rapid charges recombination are the main technical barriers in TiO₂ photocatalysis technology.To overcome these restrictions,in this work we synthesized a novel binuclear gadolinium(Ⅲ) coordination complex,[Gd₂(DPDB)₆(DMF)₆(H₂O2)](DPDB=[(4-dimethylamino)phenyldiazenyl] benzenesulfonate),which was used as an inorganic sensitizer for boosting the visible light-harvesting and quantum efficiency o...     

Twinning,phase boundary structure and development of high coercivity in Fe-rich Sm2Co17-type magnets

The microstructure of twinning as well as the phase boundary between 1:5 H and 2:17 R phase in Fe-rich Sm₂Co₁₇-type magnets was characterized at atomic scale using nanobeam diffraction and highresolution STEM-HAADF imaging,and the reason for the dramatic increase of coercivity during slow cooling was investigated based on the microchemistry analysis.The twinning relationship in the 2:17 R phase originates from ordered substitution of Sm atoms by Co-Co atomic pairs on every three(3033)and(3033)planes,leading to formation of two corresponding equivalent twin variants.The basal plane of the 2:17 R phase,the 1:3 R platelet phase across the 2:17 R cell and the 1:5 H cell boundary phase between two adjacent 2:17 R cells all can act as effective twin boundary.The cell boundary phase is precipitated along the pyramidal habit plane,and a fully coherent phase boundary(PB)is formed between the 1:5 H and 2:17 R phases with the orientation relationship to be PB//(1121)1:5 H//(1011)₂:17 R.The phase boundary may either be parallel to or intersect with the pyramidal planes occupied by Co-Co atomic pairs.The substantial increase of coercivity during slow cooling is ascribed to the development of large gradient of the elements concentration within the cell boundary phase,resulting in large gradient of domain wall energy,and thus the pinning strength of the cell boundary phase against magnetic domain wall motion is significantly enhanced.     

Effect of thulium substitution on conductivity and dielectric belongings of nanospinel cobalt ferrite

The CoTm_x Fe_(2-x) O_4(x≤0.1) NPs were synthesized sonochemically.X-ray powder diffraction patterns and TEM images of the samples prove their chemical purity and cubic structure-morphology,respectively.Some substitution ratio of thulium ions to cobalt ferrites have an important effect on the characteristic evaluation of both electrical and dielectric characteristic measured at frequencies up to 3.0 MHz between room temperature and 120℃.Since the thulium substitution has a very strong effect on the characteristic evaluation of both electrical and dielectric properties of cobalt-ferrite samples,four substitutio nal ranges-none,small,medium and high were determined for the interpretation of contribution of thulium ratio to ac/dc conductivity,dielectric constant,dielectric loss and tangent loss.Conductivity increases with the incremental frequencies,in general depending on a variety of tendencies of both temperature and substitutional Tm ratios while the activation energy varies with a high dependency to the regional level of Tm substitution in Co-ferrites NPs.The Arrhenius graph appears to provide us with a single activation energy much higher than 400 meV for x=0.02,which can be attributed to electron hopping mechanisms,apart from other substituted spinel ferrites.