Tailoring magnetic and dielectric properties of Co<Subscript>0.9</Subscript>Cu<Subscript>0.1</Subscript>Fe<Subscript>2</Subscript>O<Subscript>4</Subscript> with substitution of small fractions of Gd<Superscript>3+</Superscript> ions

This paper describes the structural, magnetic, and dielectric properties of Gd³⁺ substituted cobalt–copper ferrite. The influence of Gd³⁺ substitution on the structural, magnetic and electrical properties of cobalt–copper ferrite was investigated through various characterization techniques. Thermal analysis was carried out on the prepared gel to know the combustion and calcination temperature. The detailed structural analysis suggests that the substitution of a Fe³⁺ ion with a Gd³⁺ ion at B site results in lattice distortion, modification in crystallite size and grain size of the material. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy confirmed the oxidation states of the elements present. Magnetic measurement performed at 300 and 50 K depicts the decrease in saturation magnetization (Ms) and increase in coercivity (Hc) with Gd³⁺ substitution in the cobalt–copper spinel ferrite. The dielectric measurements acquired over a wide range of frequencies and temperature showed an increase in dielectric constant with increasing Gd³⁺ concentration.     

La掺杂纳米晶Ni-Zn铁氧体的制备及电磁性能

采用高分子凝胶法制备了Ni0.5Zn0.5LaxFe2-xO4（x=0,0.02,0.05和0.08）纳米晶铁氧体.采用X射线衍射仪（XRD）、透射电镜（TEM）和HP8510网络分析仪分别对其结构、形貌和电磁性能进行了研究.结果表明,当x=0,0.02和0.05时,所得粉体为纯立方晶系尖晶石结构.Ni0.5Zn0.5Fe2O4粉体平均粒径为70nm.随着La离子掺杂量的增加,红外光谱中550cm-1处吸收峰向高波数移动,420cm-1处吸收峰向低波数移动.La离子的掺杂对Ni-Zn铁氧体的电磁性能有一定的影响.在X波段,与Ni0.5Zn0.5Fe2O4铁氧体相比,掺杂La的Ni-Zn铁氧体的tanδm值降低,tanδε值升高.Ni0.5Zn0.5La0.02Fe1.98O4铁氧体的tanδε平均值为0.616.     

Effects of Gd2O3 on structure and magnetic properties of Ni-Mn ferrite

The emulsion method was used to prepare nanocrystalline Ni_0.7Mn_0.3Gd _x Fe_2-x O₄ ferrites. The growth of particles, the structure and the magnetic properties were investigated by X-ray diffraction (XRD), Mössbauer spectroscopy and vibrating sample magnetometer (VSM). Furthermore, the influence of Gd₂O₃ on magnetic properties of Ni-Mn ferrite powders has been investigated in detail. When the crystallite sizes are about 30–40 nm, all the samples have the similar Ms values. The variational rules of saturation magnetization (Ms) and coercivity (Hc) along with doped-Gd contents at different sintering temperatures show that the maximum Gd ions content doped into ferrite lattices is x = 0.06. When Gd-doped content x is larger than 0.06, the doped Gd ions can’t enter into the ferrite lattice totally but reside at grain boundary, as the ionic radii of the Gd³⁺ ions are larger than that of Fe³⁺ ions. The ferrimagnetism have not disappeared completely, even if the crystallite size is 7.8 nm.     

Magnetic and humidity-sensing properties of nanostructured CuxCo(1-x)Fe2O4 synthesized via autocombustion

The magnetic nanomaterials of CuxCo(1-x)Fe2O4 (x = 0.0, 0.5, and 1.0) were synthesized via autocombustion. The crystallite sizes of these materials were calculated from their X-ray diffraction peaks and were found to be within the range of 23-43 nm. The band near 575 cm(-1) that was observed in the Fourier transform infrared spectrum of these samples confirmed the presence of the ferrite phase. The conductivity versus temperature graph shows thermal hysteresis and exhibits the knee points at 475, 525, and 500 degrees C for copper ferrite, cobalt ferrite, and copper-cobalt ferrite, respectively. The M-H loops for these materials were traced using a vibrating sample magnetometer, and they indicated a significant increase in intrinsic coercivity due to the addition of Co2+ ions in the copper ferrite, while the remanence and saturation magnetization decreased. The ferrite materials that were used in this study exhibited good humidity sensitivity, but copper ferrite showed higher sensitivity compared to the other two materials.     

Effect of substitution of divalent ions on the electrical andmagnetic properties of Ni-Zn-Me ferrites

The effect of Cu²⁺, Cd²⁺, Co²⁺, Ca²⁺, Mn²⁺, and Mg²⁺ ions on the physical properties of stoichiometric Ni_0.5Zn_0.5Fe ₂O₄ ferrite is investigated. The specimen is prepared by the conventional manufacturing method without atmosphere control. The divalent ions replace one-half the Ni²⁺ ion molar content. We found that the magnetic and electrical properties of Ni-Zn ferrite changes considerably with the substituent species. Copper ions play an important role in lowering the sintering temperature and increasing density. Manganese and cobalt ions increase electrical resistivity by about two orders of magnitude, while the Ca and Mn ions improve thermal stability of the initial permeability. We also discuss our investigation of the physical properties of the Ni-Zn-Me ferrites on the basis of site occupation of the cation species in the spinel structure     

钴铁氧体纳米粒子制备及其镧掺杂的磁性能研究

为了制备性能良好的钴铁氧体及改善其磁性能,通过改进的溶胶凝胶自蔓延燃烧法成功地制备了钴铁氧体(CoFe2O4)及掺镧(La)钴铁氧体纳米粒子.采用X射线衍射(XRD),透射电镜(TEM)、能谱分析(EDS)、振动样品磁场计(VSM)对所得粒子进行了结构、形貌、成分及磁性能表征.测试结果表明,利用改进的溶胶凝胶法制得钴铁氧体粒度均匀,且成相温度较低,500℃煅烧1h时平均粒径12nm左右;通过掺杂稀土镧元素对所得铁氧体的相结构有较强的影响,所得掺镧钴铁氧体与目标产物一致;所得钴铁氧体具有较高的矫顽力(737.33Oe),并且通过稀土元素镧的掺杂提高了钴铁氧体的矫顽力.     

Magnetic/luminescent core/shell particles synthesized by spray pyrolysis and their application in immunoassays with internal standard

Many types of fluorescent nanoparticles have been investigated as alternatives to conventional organic dyes in biochemistry; magnetic beads also have a long history of biological applications. In this work we apply flame spray pyrolysis in order to engineer a novel type of nanoparticle that has both luminescent and magnetic properties. The particles have magnetic cores of iron oxide doped with cobalt and neodymium and luminescent shells of europium-doped gadolinium oxide (Eu:Gd(2)O(3)). Measurements by vibrating sample magnetometry showed an overall paramagnetic response of these composite particles. Luminescence spectroscopy showed spectra typical of the Eu ion in a Gd(2)O(3) host-a narrow emission peak centred near 615 nm. Our synthesis method offers a low-cost, high-rate synthesis route that enables a wide range of biological applications of magnetic/luminescent core/shell particles. Using these particles we demonstrate a novel immunoassay format with internal luminescent calibration for more precise measurements.     

Synthesis and characterization of magnetic and microwave absorbing properties in polycrystalline cobalt zinc ferrite (Co<Subscript>0.5</Subscript>Zn<Subscript>0.5</Subscript>Fe<Subscript>2</Subscript>O<Subscript>4</Subscript>) composite

In this research work, magnetic and microwave absorption loss and other response characteristics in cobalt zinc ferrite composite has been studied. Cobalt zinc ferrite with the composition of Co_0.5Zn_0.5Fe₂O₄ was prepared via high energy ball milling followed by sintering. Phase characteristics of the as-prepared sample by using XRD analysis shows evidently that a high crystalline ferrite has been formed with the assists of thermal energy by sintering at 1250 °C which subsequently changes the magnetic properties of the ferrite. A high magnetic permeability and losses was obtained from ferrite with zinc content. Zn substitution into cobalt ferrite has altered the cation distribution between A and B sites in spinel ferrite which contributed to higher magnetic properties. Specifically, Co_0.5Zn_0.5Fe₂O₄ provides electromagnetic wave absorption characteristics. It was found that cobalt zinc ferrite sample is highly potential for microwave absorber which showed the highest reflection loss (RL) value of ??24.5 dB at 8.6 GHz. This material can potentially minimize EMI interferences in the measured frequency range, and was therefore used as fillers in the prepared composite that is applied for microwave absorbing material.     

钴铁氧体纳米管阵列制备及其磁学性能(英文)

为了研究一维钴铁氧体纳米管阵列的磁学性质,应用氧化铝模板具有的约束作用和毛细管作用,结合溶胶凝胶技术合成了钴铁氧体纳米管阵列.在140℃条件下,通过包含Fe(AO)3和Co(AO)2(物质的量之比为2∶1)的柠檬酸和乙二醇混合溶液(物质的量之比为1∶4)酯化反应得到溶胶.将氧化铝模板浸入溶胶几次后取出,取出充满溶胶的氧化铝模板,在大气气氛中,以0.6℃/min～5℃/min的升温速度将样品由室温升温至500℃,保温8 h.结果表明,在控制Fe3+离子浓度的条件下也可以合成钴铁氧体纳米线(Fe3+离子浓度大于1 mol/L)和"竹节"型纳米管(Fe3+离子浓度介于0.5 mol/L～1.0 mol/L),但重点进行了其纳米管阵列(Fe3+离子浓度小于0.5 mol/L)合成和磁学性能测试.透射电子显微镜(TEM)、高分辨电镜(HRTEM)的观察以及粉末X光衍射(XRD)测试结果表明纳米管组成为多晶结构.纳米管的直径取决于氧化铝模板的孔径,大约为200 nm,其长度约几个微米.应用样品振动磁强计对样品磁性进行了表征,结果表明纳米管阵列未表现出方向特性,矫顽力随着升温速率的降低而升高,在0.6℃/min的升温速率时,矫顽力达到最高的1 445 kOe,简单讨论了其形成原因.     

Influence of mechanical milling and thermal annealing on electrical and magnetic properties of nanostructured Ni-Zn and cobalt ferrites

The present article reports some of the interesting and important electrical and magnetic properties of nanostructured spinel ferrites such as Ni_0.5Zn_0.5Fe₂O₄ and CoFe₂O₄. In the case of Ni_0.5Zn_0.5Fe₂O₄, d.c. electrical conductivity increases upon milling, and it is attributed to oxygen vacancies created by high energy mechanical milling. The real part of dielectric constant (?′) for the milled sample is found to be about an order of magnitude smaller than that of the bulk nickel zinc ferrite. The increase in Néel temperature from 538 K in the bulk state to 611 K on the reduction of grain size upon milling has been explained based on the change in the cation distribution. The dielectric constant is smaller by an order of magnitude and the dielectric loss is three orders of magnitude smaller for the milled sample compared to that of the bulk. In the case of cobalt ferrite, the observed decrease in conductivity, when the grain size is increased from 8–92 nm upon thermal annealing is clearly due to the predominant effect of migration of some of the Fe³⁺ ions from octahedral to tetra-hedral sites, as is evident from in-field Mössbauer and EXAFS measurements. The dielectric loss (tan δ) is an order of magnitude smaller for the nano sized particles compared to that of the bulk counterpart.     

Ni_(1-x)Co_xFe_2O_4铁氧体纳米粉末的磁性能和微波吸收特性

利用柠檬酸溶胶-凝胶自蔓延燃烧法合成了Ni1-xCoxFe2O4(x=0,0.1,0.3,0.5)铁氧体纳米粉末。利用XRD、VSM和矢量网络分析仪测定了粉末样品的晶体结构、磁性能和电磁参数。定性分析了样品的饱和磁化强度、矫顽力、复磁导率和复介电常数随频率和Co含量的变化关系。结果表明,自蔓延的所有粉末样品经过600℃,2h高温退火后均为尖晶石相纳米晶颗粒。随着Co替代量x的增加,样品的自然共振频率先增大后减小,并对微波吸收特性有一定的改善。     

掺杂Gd的Co_2Z型铁氧体的微结构和高频性能(英文)

采用普通陶瓷工艺制备了Gd掺杂的Co2Z型平面六角铁氧体3(Ba0.5Sr0.5O).2CoO.0.05Gd2O3.10.8Fe2O3,对其微结构和高频性能进行了研究。结果表明,少量掺杂Gd的Co2Z型铁氧体仍具有单相的Z型平面六角结构,其磁导率实部μ′明显提高,可达到13,而截止频率仍大于1GHz,具有较好的高频性能。随着烧结温度的提高,材料的磁导率实部μ′增大,但截止频率下降。少量Gd的掺杂对Co2Z型铁氧体的复介电常数值没有明显影响,但材料的铁电共振峰向高频区移动。     

Investigation on Yb3+∕Er3+∕Tm3+ tri-doped phosphate glass ceramic for white-light-emitting diode

Yb3+∕Er3+∕Tm3+ tri-doped phosphate glass ceramics were prepared by a high-temperature melting method and thermal treatment technology. Upconversion (UC) emissions of the Yb3+∕Er3+∕Tm3+ tri-doped phosphate glass ceramic samples were studied under 975 nm excitation. The glass ceramic samples can simultaneously generate blue, green, and red emissions. The multicolor emission obtained was tuned to white light by adjusting the Er3+ ion concentration. The emission color of the sample doped with 8 mol.% Er3+ ion is white to the naked eye, and CIE coordinates (x=0.316, y=0.354) of the sample are close to the standard equal energy white-light illumination (x=0.333, y=0.333). The material will be useful in developing the white-light-emitting diode.     

纳米CexGd1-xO2-δ复合氧化物的制备及表征

采用柠檬酸溶胶-凝胶法(Sol-Gel),以Ce(NO_3)_3·6H_2O、Gd_2O_3、柠檬酸为原料,制备纳米级Ce_xGd_(1-x)O_(2-δ)复合氧化物,对制得的样品进行X射线衍射、比表面、扫描电镜及能谱和透射电镜表征,研究样品的组成、晶粒大小、比表面积和样品形貌特征。结果表明,Ce_xGd_(1-x)O_(2-δ)复合氧化物在600℃和800℃焙烧后均形成均匀的面心立方CeO_2基固溶体和/或体心立方Gd_2O_3基固溶体。单组分Gd_2 O_3样品在800℃焙烧后形成具有体心立方的Gd_2O_3物相,经600℃焙烧后还同时含有43%(质量分数)的六方Gd_2O_2CO_3晶型。对于同一Gd~(3+)掺杂比例样品,焙烧温度越高,晶粒越大,比表面积越小;同一焙烧温度样品的晶粒尺寸随Gd~(3+)掺杂量增大先减小后增大,但均小于单组分CeO_2和Gd_2O_3,且Ce_(0.5)Gd_(0.5)O_(2-δ)样品晶粒最小。表明复合氧化物的形成提高了抗烧结能力,形成更多孔隙结构,使样品晶粒变小,比表面积变大,并且x=0.5为形成最小纳米级样品的最佳比例。     

Substitution Effects on Rare-Earth Ions-Doped Nickel-Zinc Ferrite Nanoparticles

Rare-earth ions (RE³⁺)-doped Ni-Zn ferrite nanoparticles with a structural formula of Ni_0.5Zn_0.5Fe_1.8RE_0.2O₄ (RE³⁺ = Nd, Ce, La and Pr) were synthesized at room temperature by a sol-gel auto-combustion method. The structural and magnetic properties of Ni-Zn ferrite samples were carried out by XRD, vibrating sample magnetometer (VSM), field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM) and FT-IR spectroscopy. XRD pattern of Ni-Zn ferrite revealed that all the diffraction planes are in agreement with cubic spinel phase and the addition of Fe₂O₃ phase was also observed. In the case of RE ions-doped Ni-Zn ferrite in addition to the Fe₂O₃ phase, very low intensity peaks corresponding to some secondary phase are also present. The average crystallite sizes were found to be from 42 to 56 nm using the Scherer formula. The lattice constant (a) values are gradually decreased from 8.378 to 8.349 Å with different substitutions of RE³⁺ ions in the Ni-Zn ferrite samples. VSM analysis revealed that saturation magnetization values are decreased and coercivity values are increased with substitution of different RE³⁺ ions. FE-SEM images exhibits that particles are spherical in shape. FT-IR interpretation revealed that two main metal oxygen bands (564 and 411 cm^?1) are observed in all the substituted Ni-Zn ferrite samples.     

Distribution of cations in nanosize and bulk Co-Zn ferrites

The structural and magnetic properties of Co(1-x)Zn(x)Fe2O4 ferrites (Co-Zn ferrites) are investigated in a narrow compositional range around x = 0.6, which is of interest because of applications in magnetic fluid hyperthermia. The study by x-ray and neutron diffraction, M?ssbauer spectroscopy and magnetization measurements is done on nanoparticles prepared by the coprecipitation method and bulk samples sintered at high temperatures. In spite of the known preference of Zn2+ for tetrahedral (A) sites and Co2+ for octahedral [B] sites, the cations are distributed nearly evenly over the two sites of spinel structure and there is also a variable number of [B] site vacancies (see text), making cobalt ions trivalent. In particular for x = 0.6, the cationic distribution is refined to [Formula: see text] and [Formula: see text] for the 13 nm particles (T(C) = 335 K) and bulk sample (T(C) = 351 K), respectively.     

基于纳米镍锌铁氧体以Co2+逐步替代Ni2+制备钴锌铁氧体及吸波性能对比

应用水热法掺杂钴离子到纳米镍锌铁氧体粉末中,制备处纳米镍锌钴铁氧体,继而用钴离子代替镍离子制备钴锌铁氧体.并利用XRD、TEM、VNA对其进行表征和分析,研究了纳米镍锌钴铁氧体和纳米钴锌铁氧体的样品粒度、形貌、电磁损耗性能及吸收性能.结果表明：纳米镍锌钴铁氧体由原先纳米镍锌铁氧体的类球形转变为不规则四边形结构.掺杂钴离子后增加吸收器的带宽, 改善材料在低频率的吸波性能。钴锌铁氧体中当Co²⁺: Zn²⁺=1: 1时,对于电磁波吸收性能比镍锌钴铁氧体要好,在16.47 GHz处到达33.9 dB.     

Synthesis and photoluminescence of nano-sized (Gd,Y)PO4:Eu3+ by solution combustion method

We synthesized (Gd(1-x)Yx)(0.94)PO4:Eu(0.06) (0 < or = x < or = 1.0) phosphor powders of an ultra-fine size (approximately 23 nm), smooth surface, and spherical and regular morphologies by the solution combustion method. The crystallite sizes of the annealed (Gd(1-x)Yx)(0.94)PO4:Eu(0.06) phosphors with x = 0, 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, and 1.0 were 63.3, 62.3, 49.9, 45.1, and 43.3 nm, respectively. The photoluminescent characteristics of the phosphors were studied under vacuum ultraviolet excitation, depending on the Y3+ concentration. The intensity of the peaks corresponding to the red emission increased with increases in the Y3+ concentration. The Y(0.94)PO4:Eu(0.06) phosphor emitted the strongest intensity and the purest red color.     

Mn改性Na0.5Bi2.5Nb2O9高温压电陶瓷的研究

采用固相法获得了Mn改性的Na0.5Bi2.5Nb2O9(NBN+xmol%MnCO3,0≤x≤10.0)铋层状压电陶瓷,并系统地研究了Mn(掺杂)对NBN基陶瓷显微结构与电性能的影响.结果表明,所有获得的样品都是居里点在700℃以上的单一相铁电体.加入Mn显著地提高了NBN系列陶瓷的机械品质因素Qm,明显改善了陶瓷的压电与机电性能.当MnCO3掺杂量为8.0mol%时,陶瓷获得最佳电性能:tanδ=0.749%,d33=20 pC/N,Qm=3120,kp=12.37%,kt=21.09%,Pr=7.01μC/cm2.NBN+xmol%MnCO3(x=8.0)陶瓷经700℃退极化处理后,其d33保持为原来的75%(~15 pC/N),表明该材料在高温领域下具有良好的应用前景.     

The role of aggregation of ferrite nanoparticles on their magnetic properties

We have studied the magnetic properties of aggregates of Mn0.5Zn0.5Gd(x)Fe(2-x)O4 ferrite nanoparticles, with x = 0.01, 0.02, 0.03, 0.04, 0.05, 0.06, 0.07, 0.08, 0.09, 0.10, 0.11, 0.12, 0.13, 0.14, 0.15, 0.16, 0.18, 0.20. The scanning electron microscopy micrographs show significant aggregation of the nanoparticles in all samples. Zero field cooled and field cooled magnetization measurements were conducted on all samples from 400 K down to 5 K. Most zero field cooled curves were found to exhibit the usual behavior but with wide peaked regions. For some x values, the field cooled magnetization was found to increase slowly with decreasing temperature, and becomes nearly constant at low temperatures. The measurements of magnetization versus applied magnetic field were conducted on all samples at 5 K and 305 K in the field range from -15000 to 15000 Oe. At 305 K the magnetization for all samples was observed to saturate, while at 5 K the magnetization did not reach saturation for some values of x. The saturation magnetization values were suggested to be proportional to the size of particles. These results were discussed and suggested to be due to the inter-particle dipolar and exchange interactions between the particles in the aggregates, the large particle size distribution and the surface magnetization effects.