Mild hydrothermal synthesis and ferrimagnetism of Pr3Fe5O12 and Nd3Fe5O12 garnets

Two pure light rare earth iron garnets Pr₃Fe₅O₁₂ and Nd₃Fe₅O₁₂ single crystals were synthesized under mild hydrothermal conditions and structurally characterized by single crystal and powder X-ray diffraction methods. Both compounds crystallize in cubic space group Ia3?d with lattice parameters a=12.670(2) Å for Pr₃Fe₅O₁₂ and a=12.633(2) Å for Nd₃Fe₅O₁₂, respectively. The synthesis of compounds was studied with regard to phase evolution and morphology development with hydrothermal conditions. We proposed the formation mechanisms and formulated a reasonable explanation for their growth habits. Ferrimagnetic Curie temperatures which have been inferred from thermo-magnetization curves were 580 K for Pr₃Fe₅O₁₂ and 565 K for Nd₃Fe₅O₁₂, and the transitions of long range order were also evidenced by differential scanning calorimetry method. The result of magnetic properties has shown that moments of the large radius Pr³⁺ and Nd³⁺ ions are parallelly coupled with net moments of iron ions.     

High-temperature X-ray diffraction and specific heat studies on GdAlO3, Gd3Al5O12 and Gd4Al2O9

Gadolinium aluminates, GdAlO₃, Gd₃Al₅O₁₂ and Gd₄Al₂O₉ were synthesized by the solution combustion method. Very fine particles in the nanoparticle range of ∼10-20 nm could be prepared by this method as evidenced by surface area measurement by multipoint BET method. Thermal studies on these compounds were carried out using high-temperature X-ray diffraction (HT-XRD) and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) methods. The thermal expansion coefficients of GdAlO₃, Gd₃Al₅O₁₂ and Gd₄Al₂O₉ were calculated from the lattice parameter data and specific heats were calculated from DSC data. The lattice parameters of GdAlO₃ and Gd₃Al₅O₁₂ were found to increase linearly with temperature whereas Gd₄Al₂O₉ did not show a linear trend. The specific heats of these compounds show an increasing trend with increase in aluminum atom fraction. Based on the thermodynamic data available in the literature and the specific heat data obtained in this study, oxygen potential diagram was constructed at 1000 K.     

不同形貌稀土掺杂Gd_2O_3粉体的制备及光磁性能研究

采用水热法,利用不同添加剂:柠檬酸(CA)、油酸(OA)、乙二胺四乙酸(EDTA)制备出了不同形貌前驱物Gd(OH)3,并经退火得到不同形貌的Gd2O3样品(S-CA、S-OA、S-EDTA)。XRD图表明所制得Gd2O3粉末均为立方晶系(空间群为Ia3),并且不同添加剂所得粉晶的晶格常数略有不同:1.082 25 nm(S-CA),1.081 14 nm(S-OA),1.083 20 nm(S-EDTA);SEM图可看出其颗粒大小分别约为63 nm(S-CA),300 nm(S-OA),2μm(S-EDTA);红外光谱则进一步证明3种产物均为Gd2O3,并且不同添加剂下样品的基团振动吸收强度不一样;利用荧光光谱仪和综合物性测量系统测量研究了经不同添加剂所制备出的稀土(Yb,Er/Ho)掺杂Gd2O3的上转换发光特性及磁学性能,结果表明:样品形貌对稀土掺杂Gd2O3上转换发光强度和顺磁磁化率影响较大,其中由EDTA添加剂所制备出的稀土掺杂Gd2O3粉末的上转换发光强度和顺磁磁化率最佳。     

不同形貌稀土掺杂Gd2O3粉体的制备及光磁性能研究

采用水热法,利用不同添加剂:柠檬酸(CA)、油酸(OA)、乙二胺四乙酸(EDTA)制备出了不同形貌前驱物Gd(OH)₃,并经退火得到不同形貌的Gd₂O₃样品(S-CA、S-OA、S-EDTA).XRD图表明所制得Gd₂O₃粉末均为立方晶系(空间群为Ia3),并且不同添加剂所得粉晶的晶格常数略有不同:1.08225nm(S-CA),1.08114nm(S-OA),1.08320nm(S-EDTA);SEM图可看出其颗粒大小分别约为63nm(S-CA),300nm(S-OA),2μm(S-EDTA);红外光谱则进一步证明3种产物均为Gd₂O₃,并且不同添加剂下样品的基团振动吸收强度不一样;利用荧光光谱仪和综合物性测量系统测量研究了经不同添加剂所制备出的稀土(Yb,Er/Ho)掺杂Gd₂O₃的上转换发光特性及磁学性能,结果表明:样品形貌对稀土掺杂Gd₂O₃上转换发光强度和顺磁磁化率影响较大,其中由EDTA添加剂所制备出的稀土掺杂Gd₂O₃粉末的上转换发光强度和顺磁磁化率最佳.     

Yb ion as a sensitizer for the upconversion luminescence in nanocrystalline Gd3Ga5O12:Ho

The effect of Yb³⁺ co-doping on the upconversion luminescence in nanocrystalline Gd₃Ga₅O₁₂:Ho³⁺ was examined. Strong and efficient NIR to green anti-Stokes luminescence was noted in nanocrystalline Gd₃Ga₅O₁₂:Ho³⁺, Yb³⁺ after excitation into the ²F_5/2 level of Yb³⁺ with 978 nm radiation. Weaker blue, red and NIR anti-Stokes luminescence was also observed after 978 nm excitation. An enhancement of the red ⁵F₅ → ⁵I₈ luminescence was observed in the anti-Stokes spectrum compared to the Stokes emission spectrum. This enhancement was attributed to two distinct energy transfer upconversion (ETU) mechanisms which preferentially populate the (⁵F₄, ⁵S₂) and ⁵F₅ levels.     

Magnetic and dielectric characterization of alginic acid-Fe3O4 nanocomposite

We have reported the synthesis of water dispersible alginic acid (AA)-Fe₃O₄ nanocomposites. The crystallite size was obtained as 9 ± 2 nm from X-ray line profile fitting. As compared to the particle size of 9.2 nm obtained from TEM analysis, these particles show dominantly single crystalline nature. Dielectric analysis show that the real and imaginary parts of the permittivity of both pure AA and AA-Fe₃O₄ nanocomposite obey the ionic polarization mechanism comprised of ionic conductivity and interfacial or space charge polarization. Magnetization measurements show that the saturation magnetization of AA-capped magnetite is significantly lower than the theoretical bulk value, partly due to the structural distortions on the surface of the particles. Moreover, magnetite does not saturate and exhibits no coercivity above a certain temperature, revealing superparamagnetic behavior of the nanocomposite above a blocking temperature, T_B, of ∼175 K. The magnetic core size, determined by theoretical fitting to the magnetization data at room temperature, is 9.55 nm.     

Solvothermal synthesis and luminescence properties of monodisperse Gd2O3:Eu and Gd2O3:Eu@SiO2 nanospheres

A series of uniform, monodispersed Gd(OH)³:Eu³⁺ nanospheres less than 100 nm were successfully synthesized with iron ions as catalyst and DMF as solvent under the solvothermal condition. Cetyltrimethyl ammonium bromide (CTAB) and Polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) were performed as co-surfactant during this facile procedure should be changed as A series of uniform, monodisperse Gd(OH)³:Eu³⁺ nanospheres less than 100 nm in diameter were successfully synthesized with solvothermal method. Iron ion was used as catalyst and Dimethylformamide (DMF) as solvent, Cetyltrimethyl Ammonium Bromide (CTAB) and Polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) were performed as surfactants. Further calcination process was applied to prepare Gd₂O₃:Eu³⁺ nanoshpheres during this facile procedure.     

Electrochemical activity of nanocrystalline Fe3O4 in aprotic Li and Na salt electrolytes

Fe₃O₄ powders, whose average particle sizes were 400 nm, 100 nm, and 10 nm in diameter, were prepared in order to investigate the effect of particle size on their electrochemical activity. X-ray diffraction and electron microscopy measurements confirmed that all the prepared samples were identified as inverse-spinel type Fe₃O₄, whose crystallite/particle sizes were between 400 nm and 10 nm. We found that the electrochemical activity of Fe₃O₄ in a lithium salt electrolyte was enhanced with a decrease in the particle size from 400 nm to 10 nm. The 10 nm nanocrystalline Fe₃O₄ powder demonstrated the high discharge capacities of about 130 and 160 mAh g⁻¹ with a satisfactory capacity retention as the active cathode material of Li and Na batteries, respectively.     

Structure and properties of Y5Mo2O12 and Gd5Mo2O12: Mixed valence oxides with structurally equivalent molybdenum atoms

Crystals of Ln₅Mo₂O₁₂ (Ln = Y, Gd) were grown by electrochemical reduction of alkali-molybdate/rare-earth oxide melts at 1075–1100°C. A single crystal of Y₅Mo₂O₁₂, used for structure determination, was found to be monoclinic with a = 12.2376(7) Å, b = 5.7177(8) Å, c = 7.4835(5) Å, β = 108.034(5)°, and Z = 2. Although the structure was refined in space group C2/m, the true space group appears to be P2₁/m. In Y₅Mo₂O₁₂, rutile-like sheets of edge-shared MoO₆ chains linked by YO₆ octahedra are interconnected with YO₇ monocapped trigonal prisms. The Mo atoms in the chains have alternating distances of 2.496 and 3.221 Å and in that respect are similar to MoO₂. However, in contrast to metallic MoO₂ both the Y and Gd compounds are n-type semiconductors with room temperature resistivities of the order of 10³ ohm-cm. Magnetic susceptibility measurements confirm the presence of one unpaired electron per Mo₂ unit. The semiconducting behavior can be explained in terms of an unfavorable bridging oxygen coordination which prevents electron delocalization through metal-oxygen pi bonding as in MoO₂.     

The standard free energy of formation of YbFe2O4, Yb2Fe3O7, YbFeO3, and Yb3Fe5O12 at 1200°C

The standard free energy of formation of YbFe₂O₄, Yb₂Fe₃O₇, YbFeO₃, and Yb₃Fe₅O₁₂ from metallic iron, Yb₂O₃, and oxygen was determined to be ?100.38, ?158.38, ?58.17, and ?283.40 kcal/mole, respectively, at 1200°C on the basis of the phase equilibria in the FeFe₂O₃Yb₂O₃ system. The FeFe₂O₃-Lanthanoid sesquioxide systems were classified into four types with respect to the assemblage of the ternary compounds in stable existence at 1200°C, and the standard free energy of formation of YbFeO₃ was compared with those of the other lanthanoid-iron perovskites.     

磁载光催化剂TiO2/SiO2/Ni0.5Fe2.5O4的制备及其催化氧化性能

采用固相反应法制备磁载体(SiO₂/Ni_0.5Fe_2.5O₄),溶胶-凝胶法得到易于磁分离回收的磁载光催化剂TiO₂/SiO₂/Ni_0.5Fe_2.5O₄。用XRD、SEM、IR和UV-Vis等进行表征。研究了太阳光下催化剂对亚甲基蓝溶液的脱色性能。结果表明,在太阳光下,磁载光催化剂TiO₂/SiO₂/Ni_0.5Fe_2.5O₄可使亚甲基蓝溶液迅速脱色；3次循环使用后脱色率仍为95%以上,回收率为98.8%。     

Magnetic properties of Ca2F2-xMnxO5

Magnetic susceptibility of Ca₂F_2-xMn_xO₅ members crystallizing in two different structures, one having octahedral (O), tetrahedral (T) and square-pyramidal (SP) coordination of transition metal atoms (OTSP structure) and the other having octahedral and tetrahedral coordination (OT structure), has been investigated. Susceptibility behaviour of the oxides with OTSP structure is different from that of the oxides with OT structure. Ca₂Fe_1-33Mn_0-67O₅ with OTSP structure shows an antiferromagnetic ordering while the corresponding oxide with OT structure shows weak ferromagnetism. Contribution No. 398 from the Solid State and Structural Chemistry Unit     

Gd5Ni0.96Sb2.04 and Gd5Ni0.71Bi2.29: Crystal structure, magnetic properties and magnetocaloric effect. Structural transformation and magnetic properties of hexagonal Gd5Bi3

Nickel was successfully introduced into the Gd₅Sb₃ and Gd₅Bi₃ binaries to yield the Gd₅Ni_0.96(1)Sb_2.04(1) and Gd₅Ni_0.71(1)Bi_2.29(1) phases. Both Ni-substituted compounds adopt the orthorhombic Yb₅Sb₃-type structure. While the Gd₅Ni_0.71Bi_2.29 phase is thermodynamically stable at 800 °C and decomposes at lower temperatures upon annealing, it can be easily quenched to room temperature by rapid cooling from 800 °C. The Gd₅Ni_0.96Sb_2.04 phase is found to be thermodynamically stable till room temperature. Through annealing at different temperatures, Gd₅Bi₃ was proven to undergo the Mn₅Si₃-type (LT)↔Yb₅Sb₃-type (HT) transformation reversibly, whereas Gd₅Sb₃ was found to adopt only the hexagonal Mn₅Si₃-type structure. Orthorhombic Gd₅Ni_0.96Sb_2.04 and Gd₅Ni_0.71Bi_2.29 and low-temperature hexagonal Gd₅Bi₃ order ferromagnetically at 115, 162 and 112 K, respectively. In Gd₅Bi₃, the ferromagnetic ordering is followed by spin reorientation below 64 K. Magnetocaloric effect in terms of ΔS was evaluated from the magnetization data and found to reach the maximum values of −7.7 J/kgK for Gd₅Ni_0.96Sb_2.04 and −5.6 J/kgK for Gd₅Ni_0.71Bi_2.29 around their Curie temperatures.     

Thermodynamic studies on SrFe12O19(s), SrFe2O4(s), Sr2Fe2O5(s) and Sr3Fe2O6(s)

The citrate-nitrate gel combustion route was used to prepare SrFe₂O₄(s), Sr₂Fe₂O₅(s) and Sr₃Fe₂O₆(s) powders and the compounds were characterized by X-ray diffraction analysis. Different solid-state electrochemical cells were used for the measurement of emf as a function of temperature from 970 to 1151 K. The standard molar Gibbs energies of formation of these ternary oxides were calculated as a function of temperature from the emf data and are represented as (SrFe₂O₄, s, T)/kJ mol⁻¹ (±1.7)=−1494.8+0.3754 (T/K) (970?T/K?1151). (Sr₂Fe₂O₅, s, T)/kJ mol⁻¹ (±3.0)=−2119.3+0.4461 (T/K) (970?T/K?1149). (Sr₃Fe₂O₆, s, T)/kJ mol⁻¹ (±7.3)=−2719.8+0.4974 (T/K) (969?T/K?1150).Standard molar heat capacities of these ternary oxides were determined from 310 to 820 K using a heat flux type differential scanning calorimeter (DSC). Based on second law analysis and using the thermodynamic database FactSage software, thermodynamic functions such as Δ_fH°(298.15 K), S°(298.15 K) S°(T), C_p°(T), H°(T), {H°(T)-H°(298.15 K)}, G°(T), free energy function (fef), Δ_fH°(T) and Δ_fG°(T) for these ternary oxides were also calculated from 298 to 1000 K.     

多孔软硬磁Ni0.5Zn0.5Fe2O4/SrFe12O19复合纤维制备及吸波性能

通过静电纺丝技术制备了多孔软硬磁Ni_(0.5)Zn_(0.5)Fe_2O_4/SrFe_(12)O_(19)复合纤维,利用综合热重分析仪(TG-DSC)、X射线衍射仪(XRD)、扫描电子显微镜(SEM)、透射电子显微镜(TEM)、X射线能谱仪(EDS)和矢量网络分析仪(VNA)等对复合纤维的晶体结构、微观形貌和电磁性能进行了表征,研究了不同软硬磁质量比对纤维结构和性能的影响。结果表明:900℃下制备的复合纤维具有立体多孔结构,软硬磁质量比为1∶3时,复合纤维的比表面积达到55 m~2·g~(-1)。吸波性能测试结果显示,当吸波剂涂层厚度为3.5 mm时,复合纤维在10.6 GHz处反射损失(RL)值达到-31.9 dB,在2~18 GHz频率范围内,RL值小于-10 dB的吸收带宽达到10.5 GHz,覆盖了整个X波段(8.2~12.4 GHz)和Ku波段(12.4~18 GHz),显示出优异的宽波段吸收性能。     

多孔软硬磁Ni0.5Zn0.5Fe2O4/SrFe12O19复合纤维制备及吸波性能

通过静电纺丝技术制备了多孔软硬磁Ni_0.5Zn_0.5Fe₂O₄/SrFe₁₂O₁₉复合纤维,利用综合热重分析仪（TG-DSC）、X射线衍射仪（XRD）、扫描电子显微镜（SEM）、透射电子显微镜（TEM）、X射线能谱仪（EDS）和矢量网络分析仪（VNA）等对复合纤维的晶体结构、微观形貌和电磁性能进行了表征,研究了不同软硬磁质量比对纤维结构和性能的影响。结果表明：900℃下制备的复合纤维具有立体多孔结构,软硬磁质量比为1∶3时,复合纤维的比表面积达到55 m²·g^-1。吸波性能测试结果显示,当吸波剂涂层厚度为3.5 mm时,复合纤维在10.6 GHz处反射损失（R_L）值达到-31.9 dB,在2~18 GHz频率范围内,R_L值小于-10 dB的吸收带宽达到10.5 GHz,覆盖了整个X波段（8.2~12.4 GHz）和Ku波段（12.4~18 GHz）,显示出优异的宽波段吸收性能。     

纳米BaFe12O19永磁铁氧体的制备、结构和磁性的研究

In this paper, the nanometer permanent magnetic BaFe₁₂O₁₉ powder was synthesized by a novel method of independent nucleation and crystallization steps and subsequent heat treatment,during the synthesis, Ba(NO₃)₂, Fe(NO₃)₂ and NH₄HCO₃·NH₂COONH₄ were used as starting materials. The effect of crystallization process and heat treatment conditions on the particle size, microstructure and magnetic properties of powder was studied by using XRD, TEM and vibration sample magnetometometer techniques.XRD results showed that the hematite, α-Fe₂O₃, was the main phase in the powder at heat treatment temperatures below 650℃ and its amount in the powder was decreased with increasing temperature and small amount of α-Fe₂O₃ was still remained after being heated at 900℃ for 8hrs. BaFe₁₂O₁₉ was formed about 650℃ and its amount increased in the powder as temperature raised and the higher temperature was needed to attain considerable amount of BaFe₁₂O₁₉ and ideal nanometer BaFe₁₂O₁₉ particle in the powder. The temperature between 40℃～60℃ in the crystallization process was favor to the formation of good BaFe₁₂O₁₉ crystal and to the good magnetic properties of the powder. TEM showed that the particle size in the powder increased with the enhancement of the temperature and the powder crystallized at 40℃ and heated at 800℃ for 8hrs afterwards had a very homogenous particle size distribution, and that the powder heated at 900℃ for 8hrs with the same crystalline condition as the former had a typical hexagonal shape and a chain aggregation. Specific saturation and residential magnetizations and coercive force of the powder increased mono-tonically with the increase of temperature, and reached 39.86A·m²·kg^-1, 23.96A·m²·kg^-1, 480kA·mg^-1 at 900℃, respectively.     

Standard free energy of formation of YFeO3, Y3Fe5O12, and a new compound YFe2O4 in the FeFe2O3Y2O3 system at 1200°C

The phase equilibria in the FeFe₂O₃Y₂O₃ system have been established at 1200°C. The following phases were stable: yttria, hematite, magnetite, wüstite, metallic iron, yttrium-iron perovskite, yttrium-iron garnet, and a new phase YFe₂O₄, belonging to a rhombohedral crystal system. The YFe₂O₄ compound has a solid solution from YFe₂O_3.905 to YFe₂O_4.000. The standard free energies of formation of YFe₂O_3.905, YFeO₃, and Y₃Fe₅O₁₂ have been determined to be ?96 800 ± 200 cal, ?59 800 ± 200 cal, and ?143 700 ± 600 cal, respectively, from metallic iron, Y₂O₃, and oxygen.     

Structural, magnetic and electronic properties of LaNi0.5Fe0.5O3 in the temperature range 5-1000 K

The structure, magnetism, transport and thermal expansion of the perovskite oxide LaNi_0.5Fe_0.5O₃ were studied over a wide range of temperatures. Neutron time-of-flight data have shown that this compound undergoes a first-order phase transition between ∼275 and ∼310 K. The structure transforms from orthorhombic (Pbnm) at low temperatures to rhombohedral (R3¯c) above room temperature. This phase transition is the cause for the previously observed co-existence of phases at room temperature. The main structural modification associated with the phase transition is the change of tilting pattern of the octahedra from a⁺b⁻b⁻ at low temperatures to a⁻a⁻a⁻ at higher. Magnetic data strongly suggests that a spin-glass magnetic state exists in the sample below 83 K consistent with the absence of magnetic ordering peaks in the neutron data collected at 30 K. At high temperatures the sample behaves as a small polaron electronic conductor with two regions of slightly different activation energies of 0.07 and 0.05 eV above and below 553 K, respectively. The dilatometric data show an average thermal expansion coefficient of 14.7×10⁻⁶ K⁻¹ which makes this material compatible with frequently used electrolytes in solid oxide fuel cells.     

水溶性Fe3O4磁性纳米催化剂的合成及应用

利用对氨基苯磺酸氟硼酸重氮盐与Fe₃O₄磁性纳米粒子(MNPs)的偶联反应,非常方便地制备出表面含有磺酸基的Fe₃O₄磁性纳米粒子。 透射电子显微镜(TEM) 测试结果表明,粒子的平均粒径在 20 nm左右。 溶解性实验表明,该纳米粒子具有较好的水溶性,但不溶于常用的有机溶剂,因此可利用其磁性回收并循环使用。 将该纳米粒子用于催化羧酸与醇的酯化反应,产物酯的收率为71%~86%。 催化剂在酯化反应中的最优使用量为1.5%(质量分数)。 同时,该催化剂可催化果糖合成5-羟甲基糠醛(HMF),收率为32%。