Mössbauer effect study of Cs2Fe(57Co)O4

We have found that both Fe^VI and Fe^IV states form as a result of the electron capture decay of⁵⁷Co in solid cesium oxoferrate(VI). The daughter Fe^VI state is stable only in a perfect tetrahedral oxygen environment in a solid phase, and does not exist in alkaline media. The most probable mechanism for its formation is chemical substitution through electronically excited isotopic exchange.     

Oxide ion conduction in Nd9.33(SiO4)6O2 and Sr2Nd8(SiO4)6O2 single crystals grown by floating zone method

Single crystals of Nd_9.33(SiO₄)₆O₂ and Sr₂Nd₈(SiO₄)₆O₂ oxide ion conductors with the oxyapatite structure were grown without any macroscopic defect by the floating zone method. The oxide ion conductivity of the Sr₂Nd₈(SiO₄)₆O₂ single crystal varied with the distance from its seed crystal along the growth direction, because of its changing deficiency in Sr content. Its stoichiometric portion had a lower electrical conductivity by about five orders of magnitude at 600 °C than the value for Nd_9.33(SiO₄)₆O₂ single crystal. Structural refinement of neutron diffraction data for powdered Nd_9.33(SiO₄)₆O₂ single crystal showed that the previous structure analysis was misleading. Cation vacancies were present only at 4f site and its channel oxygen site was fully occupied in space group of P6₃/m. The oxygen had an anisotropic displacement along the channel in the refined oxyapatite structure.     

Radiation-induced swelling and amorphization in Ca2Nd8(SiO4)6O2

Specimens of Ca₂Nd₈(SiO₄)₆O₂ were doped with 1.2 wt% ²⁴⁴Cm and the effects of self-radiation damage from alpha decay were determined as a function of cumulative dose. The macroscopic volume of the specimens increased exponentially with dose to a limiting (saturation) value of ～8.0%. The initially crystalline material became completely X-ray amorphous at a dose of 11.7 × 10²⁴ alpha decays/m³. The dissolution rate of the amorphous state was about an order of magnitude higher than the crystalline state. The stored energy of the amorphous state was ～130 J/g. Differential thermal analysis along with isochronal and isothermal-step annealing were used to study the kinetics associated with the thermal recovery of the radiation-induced swelling and amorphization. A single recovery stage associated with recrystallization of the amorphous material was observed and the activation energy was determined to be 3.1±0.2 eV.     

Untersuchung von57Co mit der Reaktion57Fe(p,n)57Co

A neutron time-of-flight investigation of the⁵⁷Fe(p, n)⁵⁷Co reaction performed at bombarding energies of 4.9, 5.6 and 6.2 MeV results in new energy levels of⁵⁷Co. In addition, gamma spectra andn-γ-coincidence spectra were taken to complete the decay scheme of⁵⁷Co up to an excitation energy of 4 MeV.     

Mössbauer study of Fe57 and Co57 in Co1 + xV2−xO4

Mössbauer sources and absorbers, prepared by doping Fe⁵⁷ and radioactive Co⁵⁷ into samples of Co_1?xV_2?xO₄ (0 ? x ? 1), were studied in the temperature range of 80–500 K. The source and absorber spectra are very similar. The absence of any Fe²⁺ at the A site can be understood by partial covalent bond formation with an anion. However, the predominance of Fe³⁺ at the B site (with some Fe²⁺ for x = 1) cannot be explained by simple crystal-field or molecular-orbital theories. The x dependence of the isomer shift and of the Fe³⁺B-site quadrupole interaction can be related to changes in the lattice constant and the oxygen parameter. The temperature dependence of the Fe²⁺B-site quadrupole interaction can be fitted in the motional-averaging model. In the range of 0 ? x ? 0.5 the temperature dependence of the isomer shift shows effects of chemical bonding beyond the second-order Doppler shift.     

Local magnetic order in57Fe doped Y(Ce)Co4B

In order to monitor the peculiar temperature dependence of the magnetization of the compounds YCo₄B and CeCo₄B from an atomistic point of view, samples doped with 1%⁵⁷Fe were studied by Mössbauer spectroscopy. From the two Co-sites present in this structure (2c, 6i), only the latter were found to be equipped by Fe. In the case of the Y-compound, the change of direction of the easy axis of magnetization could be confirmed. The broad maximum observed for the magnetization of the Ce-compound is not reflected by the⁵⁷Fe hyperfine field.     

EPR of Co+2 in Mg(CH3COO)2·4H2O

EPR spectra of the ⁵⁹Co⁺² ion in oriented crystals of Mg(CH₃COO)₂·4H₂O have been measured at 9.4 GHz and a temperature of 4.2 K. The data for each of the two metal ion sites per unit cell are well-described by a spin Hamiltonian for $\text{S =}\text{1}\text{2}\text{, I =}\text{7}\text{2}$ with g_x = 6.13, g_y = 389, g_z = 2.49 and A_x = 0.0193, A_y' = 0.075, A_z' = 0.0032 cm^?1. Only the x-axes of the g- and A-tensors coincide. Orientation of the principal directions relative to the crystal axes has been established for the g- and A-tensors at both sites. They are consistent with the weakly ferromagnetic canted antiferromagnetism found in Co(CH₃COO)₂·4H₂O below T_N ?85mK.     

热分解法制备MnFe2O4纳米粒子及其超顺磁性

采用热分解法制备了单相的锰铁氧纳米颗粒,X射线衍射以及透射电镜测量显示其颗粒大小约为20 nm.磁滞回线测量显示室温超顺磁性.零场和非零场磁测量显示制备的MnFe2O4纳米粒子平均截止温度为84.3 K,样品中最大颗粒的截止温度为230 K,且平均截止温度与外场H2/3存在线性关系.     

Pulsed-laser deposition of a Nd:KGd(WO4)2 waveguide in Ar and O2 environments

Thin-film Nd-doped potassium gadolinium tungstate (Nd:KGW or KGd(WO₄)₂) waveguides are deposited on (1102)sapphire or (100)YAG substrates by KrF laser ablation of potassium-rich ceramic targets in Ar and O₂. The dependence of the stoichiometry, crystallinity and waveguide properties of the films on the environmental gas pressure and substrate temperature is studied. Highly textured crystalline (110) KGW films are grown. An optical waveguide loss as low as 3 dB/cm is obtained for the films grown in Ar. The as-grown films are optically active. Upon annealing at 900 °C in air, the crystallinity and the properties of the emission spectra are dramatically improved. PACS 81.15.Fg; 42.70.Hj; 78.20.Ek     

Nd∶KY(WO4)2和Nd∶KG(WO4)2晶体吸收光谱性能分析

通过研究分析钨酸盐晶体Nd∶KY(WO₄)₂和Nd∶KG(WO₄)₂在室温下的吸收光谱，发现这2种晶体具有作为激光晶体的优良特性。根据Judd-Ofelt理论和测试所得的吸收光谱及数据，用VC++编程计算出晶体的谱线强度、振子强度、吸收截面等，拟合得Nd³⁺离子的3个晶场调节参数Ω_λ(λ=2，4，6)的值，并从理论上计算了自发跃迁几率、能级寿命、荧光分支比和积分发射截面。从计算得出的荧光分支比β可以看出，Nd∶KY(WO₄)₂(β_1060nm=0.4380)和Nd∶KG(WO₄)₂(β_1060nm=0.4618)晶体荧光分支比都较大，计算了该晶体的X=Ω₄/Ω₆，并将其X值与其他晶体的X值加以比较，Nd∶KY(WO₄)₂和Nd∶KG(WO₄)₂均易于实现1.06μm激光输出，适合作为LD泵浦的钨酸盐晶体激光器。     

After effects of ec decay of57Co in Mg(1-x)FexSO4.7H2O mixed crystals

After effects due to the EC decay of⁵⁷Co in the mixed crystals (Mg,Fe)SO₄·7H₂O were studied. When the Fe concentrationx=Fe/(Fe+Mg) is 0.4≈0.5, the surroundings of⁵⁷Fe have the characteristics of orthorhombic MgSO₄·7H₂O although the crystal structure is monoclinic. This fact suggests a possibility of transient release of the Jahn-Teller transformation.     

Structural parameters and IR spectra of spinel solid solutions (MV2O4)c(MgFe2O4)1−c(M ≡ Co,Fe)

An x-ray method and the method of cluster components are used to find the distribution of cations over the lattice points of crystals of the solid solutions (CoV₂O₄)_c(MgFe₂O₄)_1–c and (FeV₂O₄)_c(MgFe₂O₄)_1–c with spinel structure. A method of selecting the properties of the solutions which may be Interpreted by the method of cluster components is proposed and it is shown that this method describes the concentration dependences of the lattice parameters, oxygen parameters, and frequencies of the absorption spectra of the investigated solutions.Translated from Izvestiya Vysshikh Uchebnykh Zavedenii, Fizika, No. 4, pp. 16–21, April, 1976.     

Influence of the coordination water on the after effects of the K-capture in57Co doped FeSO4×H2O (x=0,1,4,7)

Emission Mössbauer spectroscopy is used to investigate the physico-chemical state of⁵⁷Fe atoms generated by⁵⁷Co²⁺ clectron capture in⁵⁷Co: FeSO₄xH₂O (x=0,1,4,7). The spectra of all the hydrates show at least three main components, the normal bivalent state, Fe²⁺(N), an aliovalent state, Fe³⁺, and one (or several) anomalous ferrous species in which the coordination sphere has been perturbated by the self-radiolysis. No Fe³⁺ is observed in the anhydrous compound whereas the intensity of this component increases as a function of the hydration number, reaching a saturation value of 36% for x=4 and 7.     

Evidence for core-shell magnetic behavior in antiferromagnetic Co3O4 nanowires

Employing magnetometry measurements, we have studied Co3O4 nanowires focusing on the core-shell behavior. We find two magnetic contributions, i.e., a regular antiferromagnetic and an additional irreversible one. The first contribution can be attributed to the antiferromagnetically ordered wire cores. The nature of the second one can be identified using thermoremanent and isothermoremanent magnetizaton curves as magnetic fingerprints of the irreversible magnetization. We conclude that the nanowire shell behaves like a two-dimensional diluted antiferromagnet in a field.     

Thermodynamic properties in the approach to the quantum critical point of the spin-ladder material Na2Co2(C2O4)3(H2O)2

Magnetic susceptibility and heat capacity measurements as a function of temperature on a single-crystal sample of a spin-ladder material, Na2Co2(C2O4)3(H2O)2, are reported. Principal susceptibilities, parallel and perpendicular to the ladder direction, respectively, show broad maxima around 22 and 17 K. Both susceptibilities decay exponentially down to about 5 K and thereafter they are essentially independent of temperature. These findings amount to a signature of a quantum phase transition from a spin-liquid to Néel ordered state previously predicted theoretically. No anomaly is found in the heat capacity around the transition temperature.     

Chemical states of57Fe-atoms after ec-decay of57Co-labelled Co(BrO3)2·6H2O studied by coincidence Mössbauer spectroscopy

Two kinds of time differential Mössbauer spectra of⁵⁷Co-labelled Co(BrO₃)₂·6H₂O were measured at room temperature by delayed coincidence technique, i.e., one was the delayed coincidence between 122 keV γ ray and 14.4 keV γ ray (γ, γ-ray coincidence), and another was the coincidence between 6.3 keV KX ray and 14.4 keV γ ray (X, γ-ray coincidence). The time dependence of chemical states of⁵⁷Fe-species were observed on γ, γ-ray and X, γ-ray coincidence Mössbauer spectra. The relative area intensities of⁵⁷Fe(II) observed on the X, γ-ray coincidence spectra were larger than those on the γ, γ-ray coincidence spectra on every time windows.     

Orbital order in ZnV(2)O(4)

In view of recent controversy regarding the orbital order in the frustrated spinel ZnV(2)O(4), we analyze the orbital and magnetic ground state of this system within an ab initio density functional theory approach. While local density approximation+Hubbard U calculations in the presence of a cooperative Jahn-Teller distortion stabilize an A-type staggered orbital order, the consideration of relativistic spin-orbit (SO) effects unquenches the orbital moment and leads to a uniform orbital order with a net magnetic moment close to the experimental one. Our results show that ab initio calculations are able to resolve the existing discrepancies in previous theories and that it is the SO coupling along with electronic correlations which play a significant role in determining the orbital structure in these materials.     

Proton ENDOR of VO(H2O)5 2+ in Mg(NH4)2(SO4)2)26H2O

ENDOR measurements at 25 K have been used to determine the hyperfine coupling tensors for all ten protons in the VO(H₂O)₅ ²⁺ ion in single crystals of Mg(NH₄)₂(SO₄)₂6H₂O. The traceless components of all the tensors are close to axial and their use in a point dipole treatment enables a very plausible geometrical model of the complex ion to be constructed. Six of the protons in the equatorial water molecules have substantial positive isotropic couplings and it is suggested that these reflect the direct admixture of hydrogen 1s components into the singly occupied orbital.