Dielectric,electrical transport and magnetic properties of Er3+substituted nanocrystalline cobalt ferrite

Erbium substituted cobalt ferrite (CoFe_2−xEr_xO₄; x=0.0–0.2, referred to CFEO) materials were synthesized by sol-gel auto-combustion method. The effect of erbium (Er³⁺) substitution on the crystal structure, dielectric, electrical transport and magnetic properties of cobalt ferrite is evaluated. CoFe_2−xEr_xO₄ ceramics exhibit the spinel cubic structure without any impurity phase for x≤0.10 whereas formation of the ErFeO₃ orthoferrite secondary phase was observed for x≥0.15. All the CFEO samples demonstrate the typical hysteresis (M–H) behavior with a decrease in magnetization as a function of Er content due to weak superexchange interaction. The frequency (f) dependent dielectric constant (ε′) revealed the usual dielectric dispersion. The ε′–f dispersion (f=20 Hz to 1 MHz) fits to the modified Debye's function with more than one ion contributing to the relaxation. The relaxation time and spread factor derived are ∼10⁻⁴ s and ∼0.61(±0.04), respectively. Electrical and dielectric studies indicate that ε′ increases and the dc electrical resistivity decreases as a function of Er content (x≤0.15). Complex impedance analyses confirm only the grain interior contribution to the conduction process. Temperature dependent electrical transport and room temperature ac conductivity (σ_ac) analyses indicate the semiconducting nature and small polaron hopping.     

Evidence for a valence transition in UxY1-xSb

Electrical, optical and lattice-constant measurements on single crystalline U_xY_1-xSb (x=0, 0.01, 0.03, 0.08, 0.15, 0.20, 0.30, 0.70 and 1) reveal a nonmagnetic U 5f² singlet groundstate for x ? 0.15, a lowering of the f³→f²d¹ transition energy with decreasing x for x > 0.15 and a marked anomaly of the lattice parameter for x ? 0.15. These results as well as the anomalous concentration dependence of the U moment can be described by a valence transition of U at a concentration of about 15% U (x = 0.15).     

Pr2Fe14(C,B)/α-(Fe,Co)型纳米晶复合磁体的结构与磁性

研究了Pr_xFe_82-x-yTi_yCo₁₀B₄C₄ (x=9—10.5;y=0, 2)纳米晶薄带的结构与磁性. 结果表明,所有薄带皆主要由2∶14∶1, 2∶17和α-(Fe, Co)三相组成. 对于y=0的合金,其内禀矫顽力随Pr含量x的增加而增加,剩磁随Pr含量x的增加而减小. 以Ti置换部分Fe (y=2),合金的磁性能得到显著提高,表现为:添加Ti后,合金的剩磁B_r基本不降低,x=10.5时合金的B_r值甚至有较明显的提高;同时添加Ti后,合金的内禀矫顽力及退磁曲线的方形度都明显改善. 当x=10.5,y=2时,合金薄带的磁性能达到最佳值为: B_r=9.6 kGs(1 Gs=10^-4 T),_iH_c =10.2 kOe(1 Oe=79.5775 A/m)和(BH)_max＝17.4 MGOe. 随着Pr含量的提高,合金中的硬磁相2 ∶14 ∶1的含量相对增加,内禀矫顽力提高;而Ti置换Fe抑制了软磁相α-(Fe, Co)在快淬和热处理过程中的优先长大,使合金中软磁相和硬磁相的晶粒尺寸及比例趋向最佳组合,交换耦合作用明显增强. 关键词： 纳米晶永磁材料 2Fe₁₄(C')" href="#">Pr₂Fe₁₄(C B) Ti添加 交换耦合     

Structural and magnetic properties of rapidly solidified (Ce0.2Fe0.8)1-x Al x ribbons determined by X-ray diffraction and Mössbauer spectrometry

(Ce_0.2Fe_0.8)_1-x Al _x (0 x 0.9) ribbons have been prepared by planar flow casting under an He atmosphere with a linear velocity of 29 m s^-1. Analyses of the ribbons by X-ray diffraction and⁵⁷Fe Mössbauer spectrometry in the temperature range 4–300 K show that all the ribbons are crystalline. With increasingx, the observed phases are Ce(Fe, Al)₂, Ce₂(Fe, Al)₁₇, CeFe_4+y,Al_8-y and the single fcc aluminium phase. For the different phases, the line intensities of the Mössbauer spectra agree with previous results on the preferential substitution sites for aluminium. A coherent hyperfine parameters set was deduced from fitting spectra in the temperature range 4–300 K.     

The relationship between magnetic behaviour and local structure around Fe ions in Fe-doped TiO2 rutile

The magnetic and structural characterization of Ti_1−xFe_xO₂ (x=0.025, 0.05, 0.07, 0.125, and 0.15) samples prepared by mechano-synthesis using TiO₂ and Fe₂O₃ as starting materials are reported. XANES measurements performed at the Fe K-edge show that Fe ions are in 3+ oxidation state in the 7 at% Fe-doped sample and in a mixture of 2+ and 3+ oxidation states in the other samples. EXAFS results show the incorporation of Fe ions substituting Ti ones in the rutile TiO₂ structure. They also reveal a strong correlation between the number of oxygen nearest neighbours and the Fe²⁺ fraction, i.e the number of oxygen near neighbours decreases when the Fe²⁺ fraction increases. All samples present ferromagnetic-like behaviour at room temperature. We found a clear dependence between saturation magnetization and coercivity with the fraction of Fe²⁺ and/or the number of Fe near neighbour oxygen vacancies.     

Magnetic order in Sr x Ca1−x Cu0.99 57Fe0.01O2

Sr _x Ca_1–x Cu_0.99 ⁵⁷Fe_0.01O₂ was studied forx=0.13, 0.15, and 0.17. Mössbauer spectroscopy and magnetization measurements indicate magnetic ordering characteristic of spin glass systems withT _f70K forx=0.15 and 0.13.     

The existence of giant magnetocaloric effect and laminar structure in Fe73.5−xCrxSi13.5B9Nb3Cu1

Amorphous soft magnetic ribbons Fe_73.5−xCr_xSi_13.5B₉Nb₃Cu₁ (x=1–5) have been fabricated by rapid quenching on a single copper wheel. The differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) patterns showed that the crystallization temperature of α-Fe(Si) phase is ranging from 542 to 569 °C, a little higher than that of pure Finemet (x=0). With the same annealing regime, the crystallization volume fraction as well as the particle size of α-Fe(Si) crystallites decreased with increasing Cr amount substituted for Fe in studied samples. Especially, the interesting fact is that the laminar structure of heat-treated ribbons on the surface contacted to copper wheel in the fabricating process has been firstly discovered and explained to be related to the existence of Cr in studied samples. The hysteresis loop measurement indicated that there is the pinning of displacement of domain walls. The giant magnetocaloric effect (GMCE) has been found in amorphous state of the samples. After annealing, the soft magnetic properties of investigated nanocomposite materials are desirably improved.     

Frequency dependent magnetic susceptibility and spin glass freezing inPtMn alloys

We report measurements of the low-field complex magnetic susceptibility on Pt_1?x Mn _x forx=0.01, 0.025 and 0.05 and for frequencies ν between 10 and 4,000 Hz. A strong frequency dependence of the freezing temperatureT _f is observed: ΔT _f /T _f Δ lnv=0.025 (decade ν)^?1 for all three alloys. These results as well as previous other measurements are interpreted in terms of a phenomenological model.     

57Fe and 119Sn probe M?ssbauer spectroscopy investigation of perovskite-type double manganite family CaCuxMn7?xO12 (x = 0, 0.15, 3)

CaCu _x Mn_7−x O₁₂ (x = 0, 0.15, 3) manganites were studied by ⁵⁷Fe and ¹¹⁹Sn probe M?ssbauer spectroscopy. It was established that the ⁵⁷Fe and ¹¹⁹Sn probe cations are stabilized in the octahedral positions of the manganite structures by substituting the manganese cations. The magnetic and structure phase transition temperatures of CaMn₇O₁₂ and CaCu_0.15Mn_6.85O₁₂ manganites fell upon the introduction of ⁵⁷Fe probe cations into their structures. It was concluded that intrasublattice Mn⁴⁺-O-Mn⁴⁺ exchange interactions play a noticeable role in the formation of the magnetic structure of CaCu₃Mn₄O₁₂ manganite.     

Study on electrical conductivity and phase transition in singly doped BIPBVOX (Bi2V1−xPbxO5.5−x/2) solid electrolyte

Samples of bismuth lead vanadium oxide (BIPBVOX) (Bi₂V_1–xPb_xO_5.5–x/2) singly substituted system in the composition range 0.05 ≤ x ≤ 0.20 were prepared by sol–gel synthesis route. Structural investigations were carried out by using a combination of differential thermal analysis (DTA) and powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD) technique. Energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy analysis (EDXA) of doped samples was carried out to predict the sample purity and doping concentration. Transitions, α?β, β?γ and γ′?γ were detected by XRD, DTA and variation in the Arrhenius plots of conductivity. The ionic conductivity was measured by AC impedance spectroscopy. The solid solutions with composition x ≤ 0.07 undergo α?β phase transition, at 329 °C and β?γ phase transition at 419 °C. The highly conducting γ′-phase was effectively stabilized at room temperature for compositions with x ≥ 0.17 whose thermal stability increases with Pb content. At 300 °C, the highest value of conductivity 6.234 × 10^?5 S cm^?1 was obtained for composition x = 0.15 and at 600 °C the highest value of conductivity 0.65 S cm^?1 is observed for x = 0.17. AC impedance plots reveal that the conductivity is mainly due to the grain contribution to oxide ion conductivity.     

The activation energy of crystallization of amorphous Fe40Ni40P14B6

The isothermal crystallization of Fe₄₀Ni₄₀P₁₄B₆ (Metglas 2826) has been studied by transmission electron microscopy, using static observations of partially crystallized ribbons at room temperature and in situ dynamic registration of the crystallization process at elevated temperatures. At all temperatures crystallization takes place by the nucleation and growth of individual crystals. Analysis of the transformation kinetics allowed to determine the nucleation rates and the activation energy for crystal growth. The growth velocity of the crystal phase was found to be controlled by the diffusion coefficient of phosphorus in this alloy withD ₀=2.5×10^10±1cm{swu2}/s andQ=(3.4±0.15)eV.     

Effect of Al substitution for B on magnetic and structural properties of Co-based melt-spun ribbons

This paper reports structural and magnetic properties of rapidly quenched Co₆₄Fe₄Ni₂B_19−xSi₈Cr₃Al_x (x=0, 1, 2, 3) amorphous ribbons prepared by the single roller melt spinning process. Thermal analysis of the ribbons shows that the replacement of B by Al causes a decrease in the crystallization temperature. Structural studies of the samples have been carried out by transmission electron microscopy and X-ray diffraction. With optimum amount of Al in the alloy, the as-cast material has better soft magnetic properties. The highest maximum permeability (3.55×10⁵), saturation magnetization (523.7 mT) and the lowest coercivity (0.8174 A/m) were obtained in the sample with x=2.     

Influence of Nb substitution for Fe on the magnetic and magneto-impedance properties of amorphous and annealed Fe76.5−xSi13.5B9Cu1Nbx (x=0–7) ribbons

We report a systematic study of the influence of Nb substitution for Fe on the magnetic properties and magneto-impedance (MI) effect in amorphous and annealed Fe_76.5−xSi_13.5B₉Cu₁Nb_x (x=0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7) ribbons. The amorphous ribbons were annealed at different temperatures ranging from 530 to 560 °C in vacuum for different annealing times between 5 and 20 min. We have found that for the as-quenched amorphous ribbons, the substitution of Nb for Fe first increases the saturation magnetization (M_s) and decreases the coercivity (H_c) until x=3, for which the largest M_s∼152 emu/g and the smallest H_c∼1.3 Oe are obtained, then an opposite trend is found for x>3. The largest MI ratio (ΔZ/Z∼38% at f=6 MHz) is achieved in the amorphous ribbon with x=3. A similar trend has been observed for the annealed ribbons. The most desirable magnetic properties (M_s∼156 emu/g and H_c∼1.8 Oe) and the largest MI ratio (ΔZ/Z∼221% at f=6 MHz) are achieved for the x=3 sample annealed at 540 °C for 15 min. A correlation between the microstructure, magnetic properties, and MI effect in the annealed ribbons has been established.     

Local configurations and atomic intermixing in as-quenched and annealed Fe1−xCrx and Fe1−xMox ribbons

Local atomic configuration, phase composition and atomic intermixing in Fe-rich Fe_1?xCr_x and Fe_1?xMo_x ribbons (x = 0.05, 0.10, 0.15), of potential interest for high-temperature applications and nuclear devices, are investigated in this study in relation to specific processing and annealing routes. The Fe-based thin ribbons have been prepared by induction melting, followed by melt spinning and further annealed in He at temperatures up to 1250 °C. The complex structural, compositional and atomic configuration characterisation has been performed by means of X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission Mössbauer spectroscopy and differential scanning calorimetry (TG-DSC). The XRD analysis indicates the formation of the desired solid solutions with body-centred cubic (bcc) structure in the as-quenched state. The Mössbauer spectroscopy results have been analysed in terms of the two-shell model. The distribution of Cr/Mo atoms in the first two coordination spheres is not homogeneous, especially after annealing, as supported by the short-range order parameters. In addition, high-temperature annealing treatments give rise to oxidation of Fe (to haematite, maghemite and magnetite) at the surface of the ribbons. Fe_1?xCr_x alloys are structurally more stable than the Mo counterpart under annealing at 700 °C. Annealing at 1250 °C in He enhances drastically the Cr clustering around Fe nuclei.     

Mössbauer effect and X-ray diffraction investigation of Si–Fe thin films

An X-ray diffraction and ⁵⁷Fe Mössbauer spectroscopy investigation of Si_{100– x} Fe _x (0?<?x?<?80) thin films prepared by combinatorial sputtering methods is reported. Resulting Mössbauer spectra were fit to Voigt-based distributions of quadrupole doublets for paramagnetic spectral components and Zeeman split sextets for ferromagnetic spectral components. In conjunction with the X-ray measurements, these results show that the Si-rich films are a mixture of dilute Fe in amorphous Si and an approximately equiatomic amorphous SiFe phase. Fe-rich films show the presence of a ferromagnetically ordered phase. For x?<?73, this ferromagnetic phase is amorphous or nanostructured and for x?≥?73, the phase is shown to be a crystalline bcc phase. Results are discussed in terms of short-range structural ordering in these alloys.     

Mössbauer studies of Al75Cu15−xFexV10 icosahedral alloys

⁵⁷Fe Mössbauer effect measurements have been performed at room temperature on the alloy series Al₇₅Cu_15–xFe_xV₁₀ withx=0.15 (amorphous and icosahedral phases), 3 and 6 (icosahedral phases). There is more disorder in the icosahedral phase of thex=0.15 alloy than in its amorphous phase. The bimodal character of the distribution of quadrupole splittings becomes less pronounced with increasingx and disappears forx6. This is interpreted in terms of two classes of transition metal sites in Al-transition metal-based icosahedral alloys.     

La–Zn Substituted Hexaferrites Prepared by Chemical Method

La–Zn substituted M-type Ba hexaferrite powders were prepared by sol-gel (Mx) and organometallic precursor (Sk) methods with Fe/Ba ratio of 11.6 and 10.8, respectively. The compositions (LaZn) _x Ba_{1 ? x} Fe_{12 ? x} O₁₉ with 0.0 ≤ x ≤ 0.6 were annealed at 975°C/2 h. The cationic site preferences of nonmagnetic La³⁺ instead of Ba²⁺ ions and Zn²⁺ instead of Fe³⁺ ions were determined by Mössbauer spectroscopy. The La³⁺ ions substitute the large Ba²⁺ ions at 2a site and for x ≥ 0.4 also at 4f₂ site. The nearly all Zn²⁺ ions are placed at the 4f₁ sites. The thermomagnetic analysis of χ(?) confirms that only the small substitutions for x ≤ 0.4 can be taken as a single-phase hexaferrites. The coercivity H _c almost does not change at x = 0.2 for (Mx) samples and further decrease up to x = 0.6. For (Sk) samples at substitution x = 0.2 the values of H _c are decreasing and at higher x the values nearly do not change. The Curie points, T _c, slowly decrease with x for both (Mx) and (Sk) samples.     

Curie temperatures and crystallization behavior of amorphous Fe81−xNixZr7B12 (x=10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60) alloys

Curie temperature, crystal structure and crystallization behavior of amorphous alloys with the stoichiometry Fe_81−xNi_xZr₇B₁₂ (x=10–60) have been studied by X-ray diffractometry (XRD), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and AC-magnetization (TMAG) measurements as functions of temperature. The thermal stability of long-range magnetic order, T_C vs. Ni content in as-quenched amorphous alloys exhibits maximum at 352 °C for x=40. The primary crystallization has been detected during annealing at the first crystallization stage of all ribbons investigated.     

Hyperfine interactions in nanocrystallized NANOPERM-type metallic glass containing Mo

NANOPERM-type alloy with chemical composition Fe₇₆Mo₈CuB₁₅ was studied by combination of ⁵⁷Fe Mössbauer spectroscopy and ⁵⁷Fe(¹⁰B, ¹¹B) nuclear magnetic resonance in order to determine distribution of hyperfine magnetic fields and evolution of relative concentration of Fe-containing crystalline phases within the surface layer and the volume of the nanocrystallized ribbons with annealing temperature. Differential scanning calorimetry revealed two crystallization stages at T_x1 ～ 510 ^°C and T_x2 ～ 640 ^°C, connected to precipitation of α-Fe and Fe(Mo,B) nanocrystals, respectively. The amorphous and partially crystalline state was obtained by annealing at several temperatures in the range 510-650 ^°C. The combination of conversion electron (CEMS) and transmission Mössbauer spectrometry (TMS) showed that annealing induces crystallization starting from both surfaces of the ribbons. For the as-quenched sample, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and CEMS revealed significant differences in the “air” and “wheel” sides of the ribbons, crystallites were preferentially formed at the latter. While SEM micrographs of annealed samples showed various mean diameters of the crystals at opposite sides of the ribbons, the amounts of crystalline volume derived from the CEMS spectra approximately equaled. Mössbauer spectra of annealed samples contained narrow sextet ascribed to crystalline α-Fe phase, three sextets with distribution of hyperfine field assigned to the interface regions of the nanocrystals and the contribution of the amorphous phases. In-field TMS performed at 4.2 K with magnetic moments aligned by external magnetic field enabled to properly determine in particular the contribution of the amorphous phases in the samples. Resulting distributions of the hyperfine fields were compared with ⁵⁷Fe(¹⁰B, ¹¹B) nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectra.     

Influence of frequency, temperature and composition on electrical properties of polycrystalline Co0.5CdxFe2.5−xO4 ferrites

Polycrystalline ferrites with general formula Co_0.5Cd_xFe_2.5−xO₄ (0.0?x?0.5) were prepared by sol-gel method. The dielectric properties ε′, ε″, loss tangent tan δ and ac conductivity σ_ac have been studied as a function of frequency, temperature and composition. The experimental results indicate that ε′, ε″, tan δ and σ_ac decrease as the frequency increases; whereas they increase as the temperature increases. These parameters are found to increase by increasing the concentration of Cd content up to x=0.2, after which they start to decrease with further increase in concentration of Cd ion. The dielectric properties and ac conductivity in studied samples have been explained on the basis of space charge polarization according to Maxwell and Wagner's two-layer model and the hoping between adjacent Fe²⁺ and Fe³⁺ as well as the hole hopping between Co³⁺and Co²⁺ ions at B-sites. The values of activation energies E_f for conduction process are determined from Arrhenius plots, and the variations in these activation energies as a function of Cd content are discussed. The complex impedance analysis is used to separate the grain and grain boundary of the system Co_0.5Cd_xFe_2.5−xO₄. The variations of both grain boundary and grain resistances with temperature and composition are evaluated in the frequency range 42 Hz-5 MHz.