Structure and magnetism of Fe/MgO/Fe multilayered nanosystems

The dependences of the structural and magnetic properties of a nanoscale Fe/MgO/Fe planar system on the thickness of the dielectric MgO layer are reported. X-ray crystallographic analysis reveals a high-quality layered structure with abrupt interlayer boundaries and a continuous MgO-insulator layer. Fourth-order magnetocrystalline anisotropy is found in the synthesized structures. A new way to provide antiferromagnetic ordering in the nanostructure is proposed by applying a magnetic field to the investigated structure at an angle of 22° with respect to the easy magnetization axis. In this case, the antiferromagnetic ordering of magnetic moments is established in the field range of 20–50 Oe.     

Room temperature magnetism of Fe doped CdS nanocrystals

Undoped and Fe doped CdS nanocrystals with Fe content of 2–5 at% of average crystallite size 1.2–2 nm have been obtained using chemical co-precipitation method with 2-mercaptoethonal as capping agent at 80 °C. X-ray diffraction (XRD) results showed that the undoped CdS nanocrystals were in mixed phase of cubic and hexagonal, where as the doped CdS nanocrystals were in hexagonal phase. Room-temperature ferromagnetism has been observed in Fe-doped CdS nanocrystals. Magnetic studies indicated diamagnetism in undoped, ferromagnetism in lightly doped (2 and 3 at%) and paramagnetism in samples of higher Fe content (4 and 5 at%). The substitutional incorporation of Fe³⁺ ion in Cd²⁺ sites was reflected in structural and electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) measurements. Isolated as well as interacting Fe³⁺ ions are observed in EPR.     

Anionic polymerization in Co and Fe doped ZnO: Nanorods,magnetism and photoactivity

The growth mechanism of Zn_1−xCo_xO (ZC) and Zn_1−xFe_xO (ZF) nanorods, and resulting magnetic and optical properties have been studied. The ZC and ZF nanorods were prepared by sol–gel synthesis route. X-ray diffraction results in polycrystalline phase with wurtzite structure of ZC and ZF nanorods. The transmission electron microscopy images show the formation of nanorods. The growth mechanism of nanorods is explained on the basis of agglomeration of Zn²⁺ with OH⁻ ions which is react with poly vinyl alcohol involve anionic polymerization of oriented growth. Magnetic measurement of ZC and ZF nanorods exhibit superferromagnetic behavior and the large value of saturation magnetization observed at room temperature. The magnetization below room temperature measurement confirms the origin of observed magnetism. Raman and photoluminescence spectra show good photoactivity. The observed Raman active modes show wurtzite structure belongs to C_6v symmetry group. Photoluminescence measurements of ZC and ZF nanorods exhibit ultraviolet peaks at 413.90 nm (∼3 eV) due to free exciton emission and at 546.31 nm (∼2.27 eV) due to transition from deep donor states which arises from oxygen vacancy.     

Luminescence properties of MgO produced by solution combustion synthesis and doped with lanthanides and Li

The objective of this study is to explore the possibility of synthesizing MgO with controlled luminescence and thermoluminescence (TL) properties using the Solution Combustion Synthesis (SCS) method by doping with different lanthanides (Ln) and co-doping with lithium (Li). The goal is to further establish the SCS technique as a new route for developing new TL and optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) dosimetric materials. Undoped and doped MgO samples were synthesized by SCS and characterized using radioluminescence (RL) and TL. The data obtained showed that Li doping can increase considerably the intensity of the RL and TL from Ln-doped MgO produced by SCS. In MgO:Ln,Li the introduced lanthanides are responsible for the emission during both RL and TL processes, although other emission bands are also observed (e.g., ∼700-750 nm). The incorporation of lanthanides also introduces trapping centers as indicated by different peaks in the TL curves. The results in this study show that the SCS technique can potentially produce materials with TL intensity comparable to commercial dosimetric materials, although further optimizations are still required.     

Local structure and magnetism of Fe, Co and Ni doped Cr3Si

The lattice site occupation of 3d-type impurities in Cr₃Si doped with Fe, Co and Ni were studied using the Extended X-ray Absorption Fine Structure (EXAFS) technique, X-rays and magnetic susceptibility measurements. The EXAFS measurements were performed particularly carefully on the K-edge of chromium and cobalt. EXAFS data strengthened by simulations of the spectra show unambiguously that the impurities are occupying mostly Cr-sites. The magnetic state of the alloys has been studied theoretically using the Wien2k code. It is observed that if calculations are not carried out on an appropriately fine mesh of points in k-space, one can get the result indicating ferromagnetism although the overall magnetic moment per formula unit is weak.     

Effect of dilute gelatine on the ultrasonic thermally assisted synthesis of nano hydroxyapatite

A series of nano hydroxyapatite-gelatine composites with different dilute solutions of gelatine concentrations were synthesized by a thermally assisted low-power ultrasonic irradiation method. The gelatine hydroxyapatite, (Gel-HAP) nanoparticles were prepared using Ca(NO(3))(2) and KH(2)PO(4) in the presence of gelatine in an aqueous solution. The synthesised products were heat treated between 100 and 400°C. The effect of the addition of gelatine on the nucleation and growth of synthesised nano HAP was investigated. Characterisation was performed using X-ray diffraction (XRD), field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM) and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR). The characterisation results indicate that gelatine has been appended to the nano HAP forming regular spherical shaped crystals of nano sized Gel-HAP.     

Facile synthesis of additive-assisted nano goethite powder and its application for fluoride remediation

The present article describes a novel synthesis route for nano-sized goethite (α-FeOOH) using hydrazine sulphate as an additive. The X-ray diffraction (XRD) peaks of synthesized powder matched well with those of α-FeOOH. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) showed the particles of irregular shape in the range of 1–10 nm. Batch adsorption experiments for fluoride uptake were performed to study the influence of various experimental parameters such as contact time (10 min to 7 h), initial fluoride concentration (10–150 mg L⁻¹), pH (2–11.6) and the presence of competing anions. The time data fitted well to pseudo-second-order kinetic model. The fluoride removal passed through broad maxima in pH ranges of 6–8. High adsorption capacity of 59 mg g⁻¹ goethite was obtained. The isothermic data fitted well to Freundlich model. The presence of other ions namely chloride and sulphate adversely affected fluoride removal. Fluoride from contaminated water sample could be successfully brought down from 10.25 to 0.5 mg L⁻¹.     

Dosimeter properties of MgO transparent ceramic doped with C

We have investigated the photoluminescence (PL), scintillation and thermally-stimulated luminescence (TSL) dosimeter properties of MgO ceramic doped with C ions (0.001, 0.01 and 0.1%). The samples were synthesized by a Spark Plasma Sintering (SPS) technique. The PL emission peaks appeared around 400 and 750 nm in all the samples. The PL decay time constants at 400 nm were ∼10 and ∼100 ns which were on the typical order of F+ center in the undoped MgO. The scintillation emission peaks were detected at 330, 400 and 750 nm under X-ray irradiation. The TSL glow curves showed the ∼250 °C peak in 0.1% C-doped sample. The TSL response was confirmed to be linear to the irradiation dose over the dose range from 0.1 to 1000 mGy. As a result, the sensitivity of MgO was improved by C-doping.     

掺杂纳米材料光纤的研制

将纳米技术与光纤技术相结合,利用改进的化学气相沉积法(MCVD)制作纳米级InP薄膜内包层光纤及在普通单模光纤纤芯中掺杂纳米级InP粒子的新型光纤,前者单位长度放大系数最大达到15.35dB/m,能在较短的长度上对信号光起到放大作用,便于集成化;后者经实验证实其纤芯具有光波导传输性能.两种新型高非线性光纤在光通信器件中的具有应用前景.     

Dielectric properties of nano Si/C/N composite powder and nano SiC powder at high frequencies

The dielectric properties of nano Si/C/N composite powder and nano SiC powder at high frequencies have been studied. The nano Si/C/N composite powder and nano SiC powder were synthesized from hexamethyldisilazane ((Me₃Si)₂NH) (Me:CH₃) and SiH₄–C₂H₂, respectively, by a laser-induced gas-phase reaction. The complex permittivities of the nano Si/C/N composite powder and nano SiC powder were measured at a frequency range of 8.2–12.4 GHz. The real part (′) and imaginary part (″) of the complex permittivity, and dissipation factor (tg δ=″/′) of nano Si/C/N composite powder are much higher than those of nano SiC powder and bulk SiC, Si₃N₄, SiO₂, and Si, especially the tg δ. The promising features of nano Si/C/N composite powder would be due to more complicated Si, C, and N atomic chemical environment than in a mixture of pure SiC and Si₃N₄ phase. The charged defects and quasi-free electrons moved in response to the electric field, diffusion or polarization current resulted from the field propagation. Because there exists graphite in the nano Si/C/N composite powder, some charge carries are related to the sp³ dangling bonds (of silicon and carbon) and unsaturated sp² carbons. The high ″ and tg δ of nano Si/C/N composite powder were due to the dielectric relaxation. The nano Si/C/N composite powder would be a good candidate for electromagnetic interface shielding material.     

Electronic Raman spectra of iron doped MgO

The nearby excited states of Fe²⁺ in MgO are investigated by Raman spectroscopy. We observed an A_1g impurity mode (185 cm^?1) and an electronic transition at 110.5 ± 0.8 cm^?1 which we associate with the first excited states of the ferrous ion, Γ₃ and Γ₄, previously observed by far infrared optical absorption.     

Optical absorption of MgO: Fe

The optical absorption spectra of as-grown, oxidized and reduced MgO: Fe crystals at low temperatures are reported. It is found that reduction at 1500°C converts more than 99% of the iron to Fe²⁺ revealing optical spectra due to Fe²⁺ in both cubic and non-cubic sites. Oxidation, however, converts only 60–70% of the iron to Fe³⁺ and no clear Fe³⁺ crystal-field spectrum is observed. A cubic Fe²⁺ band at 4.9 eV exhibits a progression of 13 vibronic sidebands typical of a Jahn-Teller distortion.     

Synthesis,Structure and Magnetic Properties of Multilayer Nanoheterostructures Fe|MgO|Cr|MgO|Fe

Physics of the Solid State - Layered nanoheterostructure Fe|MgO|Cr|MgO|Fe is an artificial ferromagnetic material in which exchange interaction of magnetic moments in the iron layers through...     

Electronic structure and magnetism of disordered bcc Fe alloys

We study the electronic structure and magnetic properties of disordered bcc Co_xFe_1-x, Cr_xFe_1-x and Mn_xFe_1-x alloys in their ferromagnetic phases using the Augmented Space Recursion (ASR) technique coupled with the tight-binding linearized muffin tin orbital (TB-LMTO) method. We calculate the density of states and magnetic moment of these alloys to show the variation upon alloying Fe with the other neighbouring 3d transition metals using arguments based on charge transfer, exchange splitting and hybridization effects. Received 10 April 2001 and Received in final form 15 August 2001     

Fe原子薄片的磁性:第一性原理计算

使用基于密度泛函理论的第一原理方法,对Fe单层原子薄片在二维正方、二维六角晶格下的电子结构和磁学性质进行了系统研究.结果表明,二维正方、二维六角以及bcc晶格在平衡晶格常数下都具有磁性,其单位原子磁矩分别为2.65,2.54和2.20μ_В.对二维晶格在被压缩和被拉伸时的磁性计算表明,随着晶格的被拉伸,当最近邻原子间距大于4.40时,铁原子间的键合被拉断,体系单位原子的磁矩趋于孤立Fe原子的磁矩4μ_В;随着原子键长的减小,各体系的磁矩 关键词： Fe 原子薄片 磁性 从头计算     

Solid-state synthesis in Ni/Fe/MgO(001) epitaxial thin films

Solid-state synthesis in Ni/Fe/MgO(001) bilayer epitaxial thin films has been studied experimentally. The phase sequence Fe/Ni→(～350°C)Ni₃Fe→(～400°C)NiFe→(～ 550°C)γ_par is formed as the annealing temperature increases. The crystal structure in the invar region consists of epitaxially intergrown single-crystal blocks consisting of the paramagnetic γ_par and ferromagnetic NiFe phases, which satisfy the orientation relationship [100](001)NiFe ∥ [100](001) γ_par. It has been shown that the nucleation temperatures of the Ni₃Fe, NiFe, and γ_par phases coincide with the temperatures of solid-state transformations in the Ni-Fe system.