Ferric Phosphate Hydroxide Microstructures Affect Their Magnetic Properties

Uniformly sized and shape-controlled nanoparticles are important due to their applications in catalysis, electrochemistry, ion exchange, molecular adsorption, and electronics. Several ferric phosphate hydroxide (Fe₄(OH)₃(PO₄)₃) microstructures were successfully prepared under hydrothermal conditions. Using controlled variations in the reaction conditions, such as reaction time, temperature, and amount of hexadecyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB), the crystals can be grown as almost perfect hyperbranched microcrystals at 180 °C (without CTAB) or relatively monodisperse particles at 220 °C (with CTAB). The large hyperbranched structure of Fe₄(OH)₃(PO₄)₃ with a size of ∼19 μm forms with the “fractal growth rule” and shows many branches. More importantly, the magnetic properties of these materials are directly correlated to their size and micro/nanostructure morphology. Interestingly, the blocking temperature (T_B) shows a dependence on size and shape, and a smaller size resulted in a lower T_B. These crystals are good examples that prove that physical and chemical properties of nano/microstructured materials are related to their structures, and the precise control of the morphology of such functional materials could allow for the control of their performance.     

Magnetically Induced Continuous CO2 Hydrogenation Using Composite Iron Carbide Nanoparticles of Exceptionally High Heating Power

The use of magnetic nanoparticles to convert electromagnetic energy into heat is known to be a key strategy for numerous biomedical applications but is also an approach of growing interest in the field of catalysis. The heating efficiency of magnetic nanoparticles is limited by the poor magnetic properties of most of them. Here we show that the new generation of iron carbide nanoparticles of controlled size and with over 80 % crystalline Fe_2.2C leads to exceptional heating properties, which are much better than the heating properties of currently available nanoparticles. Associated to catalytic metals (Ni, Ru), iron carbide nanoparticles submitted to magnetic excitation very efficiently catalyze CO₂ hydrogenation in a dedicated continuous‐flow reactor. Hence, we demonstrate that the concept of magnetically induced heterogeneous catalysis can be successfully applied to methanation of CO₂ and represents an approach of strategic interest in the context of intermittent energy storage and CO₂ recovery.     

Slow Magnetic Relaxation from Hard‐Axis Metal Ions in Tetranuclear Single‐Molecule Magnets

We report the synthesis of the novel heterometallic complex [Fe₃Cr(L)₂(dpm)₆]?Et₂O ( Fe₃CrPh ) (Hdpm=dipivaloylmethane, H₃L=2‐hydroxymethyl‐2‐phenylpropane‐1,3‐diol), obtained by replacing the central iron(III) atom by a chromium(III) ion in an Fe₄ propeller‐like single‐molecule magnet (SMM). Structural and analytical data, high‐frequency EPR (HF‐EPR) and magnetic studies indicate that the compound is a solid solution of chromium‐centred Fe₃Cr (S=6) and Fe₄ (S=5) species in an 84:16 ratio. Although SMM behaviour is retained, the |D| parameter is considerably reduced as compared with the corresponding tetra‐iron(III) propeller (D=?0.179 vs. ?0.418 cm^?1), and results in a lower energy barrier for magnetisation reversal (U_eff/k_B=7.0 vs. 15.6 K). The origin of magnetic anisotropy in Fe₃CrPh has been fully elucidated by preparing its Cr‐ and Fe‐doped Ga₄ analogues, which contain chromium(III) in the central position (c) and iron(III) in two magnetically distinct peripheral sites (p1 and p2). According to HF‐EPR spectra, the Cr and Fe dopants have hard‐axis anisotropies with D_c=0.470(5) cm^?1, E_c=0.029(1) cm^?1, D_p1=0.710(5) cm^?1, E_p1=0.077(3) cm^?1, D_p2=0.602(5) cm^?1, and E_p2=0.101(3) cm^?1. Inspection of projection coefficients shows that contributions from dipolar interactions and from the central chromium(III) ion cancel out almost exactly. As a consequence, the easy‐axis anisotropy of Fe₃CrPh is entirely due to the peripheral, hard‐axis‐type iron(III) ions, the anisotropy tensors of which are necessarily orthogonal to the threefold molecular axis. A similar contribution from peripheral ions is expected to rule the magnetic anisotropy in the tetra‐iron(III) complexes currently under investigation in the field of molecular spintronics.     

Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Electrochemical Cells Containing Bulk Metal

The development of improved energy‐storage devices, as well as corrosion prevention and metal‐electrofinishing technologies, requires knowledge of local composition and transport behaviour in electrolytes near bulk metals, in situ and in real time. It remains a challenge to acquire such data and new analytical methods are required. Recent work shows that magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is able to map concentration gradients and visualise electrochemical processes in electrochemical cells containing bulk metals. This recent work, along with the challenges, and solutions, associated with MRI of these electrochemical cells are reviewed.     

Synthesis of Metastable Ternary Pd-W and Pd-Mo Transition Metal Carbide Nanomaterials

Research and catalytic testing of platinum group transition metal carbides have been extremely limited due to a lack of reliable, simple synthetic approaches. Powder samples have been reported to phase separately above 1%, and only thin-film samples have been reported to have appreciable amounts of precious metal doping. Herein, we demonstrated, through the simple co-precipitation of Pd and W or Mo precursors and their subsequent annealing, the possibility to readily form ternary carbide powders. During the investigation of the Pd-W ternary system, we discovered a new hexagonal phase, (PdW)₂C, which represents the first non-cubic Pd ternary carbide. Additionally, the solubility of Pd in the Pd-W-C and Pd-Mo-C systems was increased to 24 and 32%, respectively. As a potential application, these new materials show an enhanced activity for the methanol oxidation reaction (MOR) compared to industrial Pd/C.     

Synthesis,Crystal Structure,and Magnetic Properties of a New Dinuclear Iron Complex with Schiff Base Ligand

A new dinuclear iron(Ⅲ) complex has been synthesized and structurally characterized by X-ray crystallography: [FeⅢ2(L)(C6H5COO)(SO4)(CH3OH)2]·CH3CN·CH3OH(1, H3 L = N,N'-bis(salicylidene)-1,3-diamino-2-propanol). Complex 1 belongs to orthorhombic space group Pna21 with a = 11.4400(8), b = 22.9705(2), c = 12.5712(9) , V = 3303.5(4) 3, Z = 4, F(000) = 1576, Dc = 1.531 g·cm–3, Mr = 761.36, μ = 1.007 mm–1, S = 1.014, the final R = 0.0505 and wR = 0.1018. The crystal packing is stabilized by intermolecular O–H···O hydrogen bonds, forming an extended one-dimensional chain structure. The temperature dependence of magnetic susceptibility measurement shows that antiferromagnetic interaction is propagated between the metal centers. Fit as dinuclear arrangement gave parameters of J = 19.7 cm-1, g = 1.89 and R2 = 0.9999.     

含钪Al-Zn-Mg-Cu-Zr合金组织性能的研究

采用金相显微镜、扫描电子显微镜和透射电子显微镜研究了微量钪对Al-Zn-Mg-Cu-Zr系合金组织的影响，测试了不同热处理状态下台金的力学性能和电导率。结果表明，添加微量Sc可以明显细化合金的铸态晶粒，显著提高Al-Zn-Mg-Cu-Zr合金的力学性能和电导率，其作用机制主要为AJ3（Sc，Zr）引起的细晶强化、亚结构强化和沉淀强化；Al-9．0Zn-2．5Mg-1．2Cu-0．15Zr-0．12Sc和Al-9．5Zn-2．5Mg-1．2Cu-0．15Zr-0．12Sc经强化固溶和T6处理后，抗拉强度分别达到829．4和818．6MPa。     

交流碳弧法合成碳包碳化铁纳米晶

采用交流碳弧法高效合成碳包碳化铁纳米晶磁性微粉,磁性微粉产率达90%以上.用热重分析法(TG)测得磁性微粉中Fe的质量分数为17.5%.X射线衍射(XRD)分析结果表明,在碳包碳化铁微粉中存在Fe₃C和Fe₅C₂两种结构形式,不含纯Fe晶粒,碳层结构与石墨相似.在透射电镜(TEM)下观察了纳米晶的形貌和粒径分布,碳化铁纳米晶尺寸分布在3～10nm,并呈颗粒状分散在碳层中,碳层为巴基管和巴基葱的堆积体,形状各异,尺寸分布在几十纳米到几微米之间.讨论了碳包碳化铁纳米晶的形成机理.测定了磁性微粉的磁滞回线,其饱和磁感应强度Bs,剩磁Br和矫顽力Hc分别为2.6×10^-2T,2.5×10^-3T和5.52kA/m.     

Fe1−yO Nanoparticles: Organometallic Synthesis and Magnetic Properties

Non‐stoichiometric wüstite particles (Fe_1?yO) are synthesized using the controlled room‐temperature hydrolysis of the organometallic precursor {Fe[N(SiMe₃)₂]₂}. Particles stabilized by hexadecylamine with a diameter of ～5 nm are obtained. For such small nanoparticles, a distorted crystallographic structure is evidenced by wide‐angle X‐ray scattering at room temperature and reported for the first time. The study of the magnetic properties indicates that these particles are composed of an antiferromagnetic core surrounded by a ferromagnetic shell. According to the Néel theory, we demonstrate that this shell consists of 1.5 % of Fe³⁺ ions ferromagnetically coupled with Fe²⁺ ions.     

ortho‐Phenylenediamine: An Effective Spacer to Build Highly Magnetic Fe3O4/Au Nanocomposites

1,2‐Diaminobenzene, popularly known as ortho‐phenylenediamine (PDA), is found to be a prototype spacer for the deposition of gold nanoparticles on the surfaces of Fe₃O₄ microspheres. Upon carbonization with PDA, the morphology of the product changes significantly, and the resulting nanocomposites exhibit enhanced magnetism beyond the saturation value of Fe₃O₄. The Fe₃O₄/Au nanocomposites show good surface‐enhanced Raman spectroscopy activity with a detection limit of 10^?15 M .     

Bispidine Platform Grants Full Control over Magnetic State of Ferrous Chelates in Water

A bicyclic ligand platform for iron(II), which allows total control over the complex’s magnetic properties in aqueous solution simply by varying one of the six coordination sites of the bispidine ligand, is reported. To achieve this, an efficient synthetic route to an N5 bispidine framework (ligand L4) that features an unsubstituted N‐7 site is established. Then, by choosing appropriate N‐7‐coordinating substituents, the spin state of choice can be imposed on the corresponding ferrous complexes under environmentally relevant conditions in water and near‐room temperature. Importantly, the first low‐spin and diamagnetic iron(II) chelates in the bispidine series, both in the solid state and in aqueous solution, are reported. The eradication of head‐on steric clashes between pendent coordinating arms is at the origin of this success. A new pair of constitutionally similar ferrous coordination compounds of a multidentate ligand system is obtained, which exhibits a distinctly binary (off–on) magnetic relationship. The new synthetic intermediate L4 may be substituted in just one step by any desired pendent arm, thus allowing access to complexes with finely tuned magnetic properties.     

碳化铁催化剂的制备及其对CO加氢的催化活性

 以Fe2O3为原料,采用两种预处理方法制备了碳化铁催化剂. 结果表明,直接在CO气氛下进行碳化处理,或者以H2预还原后再用CO进行碳化处理均可以制备出碳化铁催化剂. 碳化温度是制备过程中的关键因素. 对于Fe2O3样品,较适宜的碳化温度是350 ℃,而对于添加了K助剂的样品,只有经H2预还原处理后再于350 ℃用CO碳化处理4 h才能将样品完全转化为Fe5C2. 在CO加氢的评价实验中,碳化铁催化剂表现出很高的催化活性,生成的烃类产物中主要是饱和烷 烃,未检测到乙烯的生成. 而在K改性的催化剂上反应产物中烯烃的含量明显提高.     

Nd10.1Fe(83.7-x-y)CoxZryB6.2永磁材料结构和磁性能的研究

采用熔体快淬及晶化热处理工艺制备Nd10.1Fe(83.7-x-y)CoxZryB6.2纳米晶永磁材料. 在快淬速度为18 m·s-1时, 经710 ℃/4 min晶化处理后, Nd10.1Fe76Co5Zr2.7B6.2粘结磁体出现最佳磁性能, 分别为Br=0.67 T, JHc=754 kA·m-1, (BH)max=75.1 kJ·m-3. 粘结磁体的磁性能对于快淬速度非常敏感. 随着合金元素的添加, 出现最佳磁性能的快淬速度逐渐减少. 为了得到最佳磁性能, 除了选择合适的快淬速度外, 添加合适的合金元素变得非常重要.添加Zr元素抑制了亚稳相的析出以及细化了晶粒尺寸.比较不加Zr元素的Nd10.1Fe78.7Co5B6.2, 添加Zr元素晶化温度增加了9 ℃, 表明Zr元素也增加了快淬薄带的热稳定性.     

Experimental and First‐Principles Characterization of Functionalized Magnetic Nanoparticles

Magnetic iron oxide nanoparticles synthesized by coprecipitation and thermal decomposition yield largely monodisperse size distributions. The diameters of the coprecipitated particles measured by X‐ray diffraction and transmission electron microscopy are between approximately 9 and 15 nm, whereas the diameters of thermally decomposed particles are in the range of 8 to 10 nm. Coprecipitated particles are indexed as magnetite‐rich and thermally decomposed particles as maghemite‐rich; however, both methods produce a mixture of magnetite and maghemite. Fourier transform IR spectra reveal that the nanoparticles are coated with at least two layers of oleic acid (OA) surfactant. The inner layer is postulated to be chemically adsorbed on the nanoparticle surface whereas the rest of the OA is physically adsorbed, as indicated by carboxyl O? H stretching modes above 3400 cm^?1. Differential thermal analysis (DTA) results indicate a double‐stepped weight loss process, the lower‐temperature step of which is assigned to condensation due to physically adsorbed or low‐energy bonded OA moieties. Density functional calculations of Fe–O clusters, the inverse spinel cell, and isolated OA, as well as OA in bidentate linkage with ferrous and ferric atoms, suggest that the higher‐temperature DTA stage could be further broken down into two regions: one in which condensation is due ferrous/ferrous– and/or ferrous/ferric–OA and the other due to condensation from ferrous/ferric– and ferric/ferric–OA complexes. The latter appear to form bonds with the OA carbonyl group of energy up to fivefold that of the bond formed by the ferrous/ferrous pairs. Molecular orbital populations indicate that such increased stability of the ferric/ferric pair is due to the contribution of the low‐lying Fe³⁺ t_2g states into four bonding orbitals between ?0.623 and ?0.410 a.u.     

A Comparison of Differently Synthesized Gold‐coated Magnetic Nanoparticles as ‘Dispersible Electrodes’

Gold‐coated magnetic nanoparticles (Au@MNPs) have attracted significant interest in electrochemistry in recent years. This is especially the case with their application as dispersible electrodes where modified Au@MNPs are dispersed into a solution, selectively bind to the analyte of interest and are then brought to an electrode via application of a magnetic field for measurement. This paper characterizes four types of Au@MNPs with different sizes, shapes, and method of synthesis as dispersible electrodes. The Au@MNPs were characterized by transmission electron microscopy and X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy and scanning electron microscopy. In addition, the electrochemical behaviour of Au@MNPs was investigated using cyclic voltammetry. The four sorts of Au@MNPs were evaluated with regards to the three main features required in the dispersible electrodes approach, well‐defined morphology, well‐defined electrochemistry and fast response to a magnetic field. The Cubic‐Au@MNPs, which presents the simplest synthetic route, showed the best electrochemical stability and performance, responding quickly to a magnet and had a well defined shape.     

Investigation on Magnetic Properties of Exchange Coupled Transition Metal Complexes Ⅱ．Theoretical Model for Trinuclear Complexes

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Preparation of Monodisperse Ferrite Nanocrystals with Tunable Morphology and Magnetic Properties

The synthesis of monodisperse magnetic ferrite nanomaterials plays an important role in several scientific and technological areas. In this work, dibasic spinel MFe₂O₄ (M=Mg, Ni, Co, Fe, Mn) and polybasic spinel ferrite MCoFeO₄ (M=Mg, Ni, Mn, MgNi) nanocrystals were prepared by the calcination of layered double hydroxide (LDH) precursors at 900 °C, which was confirmed by X‐ray diffraction (XRD) and Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) images demonstrate that the as‐obtained spinel ferrites present a single‐crystalline nature with uniform particle size and good dispersibility. The composition, morphology, and particle size can be effectively tuned by changing the metal ratio, basicity, reaction time, and temperature of the LDH precursors. In addition, these spinel ferrites show high magnetic saturation values in the range 21.7–84.3 emu g^?1, which maintain a higher level than the previously reported magnetic nanoparticles. Therefore, this work provides a facile approach for the design and fabrication of spinel ferrites with controllable nanostructure and improved magnetism, which could potentially be used in magnetic and biological fields, such as recording media, sensors, drug delivery, and intracellular imaging.