Tin-doped spinel-related oxides of composition M3O4 (M = Mn, Fe, Co)

Tin-doped compounds of spinel-related M₃O₄ (M = Fe, Mn, Co) have been studied by ¹¹⁹Sn and ⁵⁷Fe Mössbauer spectroscopy in the temperature range of 20–600 K. The ¹¹⁹Sn Mössbauer spectra recorded down to 20 K from the non-iron-containing compounds of Co₃O₄ and Mn₃O₄ contained only doublets showing no transfer of magnetic properties from cobalt or manganese to the dopant tin ions. In contrast, the tin-doped-(FeCo)₃O₄ and (FeMn)₃O₄ gave ¹¹⁹Sn and ⁵⁷Fe Mössbauer spectra, which showed magnetic hyperfine interactions. The Curie temperature has been estimated for the former sample.     

Measurement of Quadrupole Interactions in LaMO3 (M = Cr,Fe, Co) Perovskites by TDPAC

The perturbed angular correlation (PAC) technique has been used to study the electric field gradient (EFG) in LaCoO₃ perovskite. The results are compared with those for LaCrO₃, LaFeO₃ measured earlier. The PAC probe, ¹¹¹In → ¹¹¹Cd, was introduced in the oxide lattice by means of chemical reaction during sample preparation. In the present work, the temperature dependence of the electric quadrupole interaction parameters, for LaCoO₃ was investigated. The resulting systematics of EFG at ¹¹¹Cd, in La(Cr,Fe,Co)O₃ perovskites, reveals a linear dependence with temperature. This revised version was published online in September 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Spin glass behavior in the new amorphous alloys M2SnTe4 (M=Cr,Mn, Fe)

The amorphous alloys M₂SnTe₄ (M=Cr, Mn, Fe) are prepared by a new method involving the oxidation of main group polyanions (Zintl anions) by transition metal cations in solution at or below room temperature. The M₂SnTe₄ materials undergo a transition to a spin glass state at 12 K ? T_f ? 20 K and were characterized by dc magnetization, ⁵⁷Fe and ¹¹⁹Sn Mossbauer and x-ray diffraction measurements as well as the behavior of the remanent magnetization.     

Thermal Expansion in Fe2MAl (M = Ti,V, Cr,Mn, Fe,Co, and Ni) Band Ferromagnets

Physics of the Solid State - The linear thermal expansion coefficients (LTEC) of semimetallic Fe2MAl (M = Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, and Ni) alloys have been measured in the temperature range...     

Magnetic behaviour of Y(Fe, M)2 compounds M = Al, Co, Rh, Ir

In Y(Fe, M)₂ compounds, the presence of Fe moments even at high M concentrations and the appearance of a percolation limit for the onset of long range magnetic order is typical. A dominance of the volume contribution to the isomer shift is obtained, indicating that for the Fe atoms charge transfers are of minor importance.     

Synthesis and characterization of spinel type high-power cathode materials Li MxMn2−x O4 (M=Ni,Co, Cr)

The transition metal-doped spinel cathode materials, LiM_0.5Mn_1.5O₄ (M=Ni. Co, Cr) were prepared by solid-state reaction. The structure and morphology of the samples were investigated by X-ray diffraction, Rietveld refinement and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The diffraction peaks of all the samples corresponded to a single phase of cubic spinel structure with a space group Fd3m. Field-emission SEM shows octahedron like shapes and the primary particles size was between 500 nm and 2 μm. Oxidation states of Ni, Co and Cr were found to be 2+, 2+ and 3+ as revealed by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. During discharging, LiNi_0.5Mn_1.5O₄ and LiCo_0.5Mn_1.5O₄ sample shows more than 130 mAh/g between 3.5 and 5.2 V at a current density of 0.65 mA/cm² and well developed plateau around 5 V, respectively.     

Magnetic properties of NpM4Al8−x (M=Cr,Fe, Cu) intermetallics: Mössbauer effect and neutron diffraction studies

Mössbauer effect and neutron diffraction studies on the tetragonal NpM₄Al_8?x (M=Cr, Fe, Cu) of the 14/mmm space group are reported. In NpFe₄Al_8?x, both the Np and Fe sites order magnetically at close temperatures: the Np order ferromagnetically at 115(15) K (μ(Np)) ～ 0.6 μ_B and the Fe moments order antiferromagnetically at 130(10) K (μ(Fe) = 1.05(15) μ_B) with a ++?? sequence. In NpCr₄Al_8?x, the Np order magnetically around 50K. From the susceptibility data we conclude possible antiferromagnetic order of both Np and Cr sites. NpCu₄Al_8?x does not order magnetically down to at least 2 K. The magnetic hyperfine splitting observed below 45 K is explained by slow paramagnetic relaxation. The Np isomer shifts and also its magnetic behavior point to a trivalent ion (⁵I₄ Hund's rule ground state). The observed relaxation and magnetic phenomena are discussed in terms of crystalline electric field effects. In contrast to the isostructural rare-earth RM₄Al₈ compounds with practically independent order of R and M magnetic sublattices, we show that Np and M sublattices in NpM₄Al₈ are strongly coupled. This is caused by hybridization of both Np and M atoms with Al.     

Thermal Expansion of Co2MAl (M = Ti,V, Cr,Mn, Fe,Ni) Band Ferromagnets

Physics of the Solid State - The thermal expansion coefficient (TEC) of Co2MAl (M = Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Ni) band ferromagnets is measured in the temperature interval of 80–900 K. The...     

An ESR study of phase transitions in crystals of M(BF4)2·6H2O (M = Fe,Co, Ni,Zn)

From a temperature dependent ESR study of Mn²⁺-doped crystals of M(BF₄)₂·6H₂O, M Zn, Co and Ni, new structural phase transitions have been detected and studied. First order structural phase transitions occur in Co(BF₄)₂·6H₂O at T₁ ~ 281K, T₂~189 K and T₃~172K (during cooling), in Zn(BF₄)₂·6H₂O at T₁ ~ 286 K and in Ni(BF₄)₂·6H₂O at T₁ ~ 301 K. A continuous phase transition occurs in Co(BF₄)₂·6H₂O at T_p ~ 257 K, in Zn(BF₄)₂·6H₂O at T_p ~ 277 K and in Ni(BF₄)₂·6H₂O at T_p ~ 294 K. The ESR spectral characteristics suggest similarities in the structures of these fluoroborate compounds in the phase above T₁ with the room temperature structure of Mg(ClO₄)₂·6H₂O. All these compounds are found to have a tendency to crystallise in a triply-twinned pseudo-hexagonal form, although the unit cell above T₁ is found to be orthorhombic. The structural changes related to the water octahedron around the metal at T₁ were found to be very small and basically the same for these three compounds. Although the unit cell structure of Fe(BF₄)₂·6H₂O above the first order phase transition temperature T₁ was found to be similar to that of the other fluoroborate compounds, the structural changes occurring at T₁ appeared to be quite different. The low temperature thermal behaviour differs considerably in the Co, Fe and Zn compounds.     

La1.85-xSr0.15+xCu1-xMxO4(M = Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ga, Al)体系的输运性质研究

利用Ｘ－光衍射,电阻率和电势等实验手段,系统地研究了Ｌａ１．８５－ｘＳｒ０．１５＋ｘＣｕ１－ｘＭｘＯ４（Ｍ＝Ｃｒ,Ｍｎ,Ｆｅ,Ｃｏ,Ｇａ ａｎｄ Ａｌ）体系的结构和输运性质。结果表明;所有的三阶离子掺杂都能在较低的掺杂浓度下抑制超导电性,并且引起金属到绝缘体的转变。磁性离子和非磁性离子掺杂引起显著不同的热电势变化,并用ｄ－ｐ杂化态的变化和局域自旋散射来进行分析讨论。     

Magnetic properties of MxTiS2 (M = V, Fe, Co)

Magnetic properties of M_xTiS₂ are studied by susceptibility in paramagnetic states for M = V, Fe and Co and by magnetization in ferromagnetic state for M = Fe. The magnitudes of paramagnetic effective moments on the transition metals M (M = V, Fe and Co) are discussed in connection with the results of recent band structure calculations.     

Er3(Fe,Co,M)29化合物(M=Cr,V,Ti,Mn,Ga,Nb)的结构与磁性

合成了Er3Fe29-x-yCoxMy化合物(M=Cr,V,Ti,Mn,Ga,Nb)并用x射线衍射和磁测量等手段研究了它们的结构和磁性.发现Fe基Er3(Fe,M)29化合物结晶成哑铃对Fe-Fe无序替代的Th2Ni17型结构(P63/mmc空间群)而不能形成Nd3(Fe,Ti)29型结构,因此其化学式也可以用Er2-n(Fe,M)17+2n(n=0.2)表示.当Er3Fe29化合物中部分Fe原子被M原子所取代时,其居里温度均有一定程度的提高.所有Er3(Fe,M)29化合物在室温均为易面型各向异性.当Er3(Fe,M)29(M=Cr,V)中的部分Fe原子被Co原子取代且Co原子数与Fe原子数达到一定比值时,得到一个单斜结构的新相.磁测量表明Er3Fei95Co6V3.5在室温可能为单轴各向异性,在162K出现自旋重取向,其各向异性由易轴型变为易面型.在5K下于难磁化方向磁化时观察到一个一级磁化过程(FOMP).     

Mn(SiO2)3(M=Fe,Co,Ni;n=1-3)团簇的几何结构、光电性质及磁性

基于密度泛函理论中的广义梯度近似系统研究M_n(SiO₂)₃(M=Fe,Co,Ni;n=1-3)团簇的几何结构、光电性质和磁学性质.结果表明:Fe,Co原子相对于Ni原子更易于在(SiO₂)₃团簇上聚集;通过分析团簇的分裂途径及其产物,发现稳定性较好的氧化硅是一种很好的用于负载过渡金属"岛膜"的载体材料;M_n(SiO₂)₃团簇的能隙恰好位于近红外光谱范围内.通过磁性分析发现,该复合团簇的磁矩主要局域在过渡金属原子周围,而且,Fe₂(SiO₂)₃和Co₃(SiO₂)₃具有相对较大的磁矩,这主要源于过渡金属原子的d轨道间相互耦合.能隙和磁性两方面性质进一步肯定了二氧化硅磁性复合材料在医学界被用作光动力靶向治疗的可观前景.     

Co和稳定元素对Nd3(Fe,Co,M)29 (M=Ti,V,Cr) 化合物结构和磁性的影响

利用x射线衍射和磁测量研究了不同稳定元素Co以及Ti,V和Cr替代对Nd3Fe29-x-yCoxMy(M=Ti,V,Cr)化合物结构和磁性的影响.研究发现:每一个稳定元素都有一替代量极限,在此极限以内所有化合物均为Nd3(Fe,Ti)29型结构,A2/m空间群.不同稳定元素的溶解极限不同.Co的替代量与稳定元素有关,当以Cr作为稳定元素时,Cr的替代量随着Co含量的提高而提高,直到得到纯Co基3:29相化合物.Ti和V作为稳定元素时,Co原子的最大替代量分别为6.63和12.所有Nd3(Fe,Co,M)29(M=Ti,V,Cr)化合物在室温下均表现为平面各向异性.Nd3Fe26.8-xCoxV2.2的居里温度TC和饱和磁化强度Ms随着Co含量的增加而单调增加,自旋重取温度随Co含量增加而呈上升趋势,但在x=6处有一最小值,这可能与Co的择优占位有关;而Nd3Fe29-x-yCoxCry的居里温度和饱和磁化强度随着Co含量的增加先增加后降低,只在x=0和x=6处观察到自旋重取向现象.     

M@C_(20)H_(20)(M=Sc,V,Cr,Mn,Fe,Co,Ni)几何结构和电子性质的理论研究

采用密度泛函理论(DFT)中的广义梯度近似(GGA)方法对M@C_(20)H_(20)(M=Sc,V,Cr,Mn,Fe,Co,Ni)几何结构和电子性质进行了计算研究.几何结构优化发现,过渡金属原子M内掺到C_(20)H_(20)笼时,都稳定于碳笼中心.能隙和内掺能计算发现,M@C_(20)H_(20)的热力学稳定性随着M原子序数的增大而逐渐减弱,内掺M原子使得其动力学稳定性大幅度下降,但是其中Ni@C_(20)H_(20)结构仍然具有良好的热力学和动力学稳定性,其有望在实验中被成功合成出来.电子性质研究发现,随着M原子序数的逐渐增大,M原子对M@C_(20)H_(20)前线轨道的贡献也越来越大,M@C_(20)H_(20)(M=Sc,V,Cr,Mn,Fe,Co)都具有一定的磁矩,而Ni@C_(20)H_(20)为闭壳层结构,磁矩为零.     

Simultaneous observation of low temperature 4f-4f and 3d-3d emission spectra in a series of Cr(III)(ox)Ln(III) assembly

We report here the low temperature emission spectra in the heterometal dinuclear 3d-4f assembled molecular system [(acac)₂Cr^III(μ-ox)Ln^III(HBpz₃)₂] (Cr(ox)Ln:acac⁻=acetylacetonate, ox²⁻=oxalate, HBpz₃⁻=hydrotris(pyrazol-1-yl)borate; Ln=La, Nd, Ho, Er , Tm and Yb) in comparison with those of Na[Cr(acac)₂(ox)] and [(HBpz₃)₂Ln(μ-ox)Ln(HBpz₃)₂](Ln=Nd and Er). From 10 to 150 K the Cr(ox)Ln complexes show a broad emission band around 800 nm from the ²E state of Cr(III) moiety. At room temperature no ²E-⁴A₂ emission was observed in the Cr(ox)Ln except for the La and Lu complexes. On warming from 10 to 300 K rapid quenching of the ²E-⁴A₂ emission of Cr(III) is suggested to result from the energy transfer from Cr to Ln in the Cr(ox)Ln. The excitation spectra and the life-time were also measured with monitoring the 4f-4f emission peaks of the Cr(ox)Yb complex.     

Electrical relaxation studies of olivine type nanocrystalline LiMPO4 (M=Ni,Mn and Co) materials

The olivine type LiMPO₄ (M=Ni, Mn and Co) materials were synthesized by solution combustion technique using glycine as fuel. The structural characterizations were explored to confirm the phase formation of materials. The scanning electron microscope was used to identify the morphology of olivine materials. The local structure and chemical bonding between MO₆ octahedral and (PO₄)^3- tetrahedral groups were probed by Raman spectroscopy. Grain and grain boundaries were contributed for ion relaxation and dc conduction in olivine materials. Two orders of enhancement in ionic conductivity was observed in these olivine materials than the reported value. Among all the explored olivine samples, LiMnPO₄ showed highest enhancement in conductivity due to weak Li–O bonding and largest unit cell volume.     

Hyperfine interactions in ultrafine amorphous Fe−M−B (M=Ni,Co) alloys

Ultrafine amorphous (Fe, Co, Ni) B powders have been prepared by a chemical reduction method. The influence of the Co and Ni atoms on the distribution of internal magnetic fields P(B_hf) has been investigated. The quadrupole splitting distribution P(QS) of ultrafine amorphous Fe−Ni−B powders has a form similar to that derived for the dense random packing of atoms.