An attempt to understand the observed plateau of the magnetization in tetranuclear iron(II) complexes of thiacalixarene macrocycles

The next-nearest-neighbour (NNN) effect in tetranuclear iron(II) complexes of thiacalixarene macrocycles using the isotropic Heisenberg model has been investigated in order to understand its effects on the observed plateau of magnetization. Although NNN effect is generally very weak in these kinds of systems, it was calculated that its response is quite significant to the external perturbations in certain temperature regions. Using the isotropic Heisenberg exchange Hamiltonian, zero-field energy spectra have been calculated for this particular tetranuclear system. The average magnetic moments with and without next-nearest-neighbour interactions were also calculated. In order to verify the calculations, the results were compared with experimental data taken from the literature, whence, it is suggested that observed magnetic behaviour can be improved by taking into account the NNN effect.     

The role of antiferromagnetic exchange interactions in dinuclear Cr(III) dithiocarbamates and a stepwise behavior of magnetic moment

In this study the role of the antiferromagnetic interactions in recently synthesized dinuclear Cr(III) complex has been investigated. Since there was not enough structural information for the characterization of the synthesis, we claim that there should be antiferromagnetic interactions between the dinuclear Fe(III) ions, if the proposed structure is the real structure. A new experiment is proposed to test the predictions of this theoretical investigation.     

Crystallization kinetics of Fe73.5−xMnxCu1Nb3Si13.5B9 (x = 0, 1, 3, 5, 7) amorphous alloys

In this study, we have investigated the effect of substituting Mn for Fe on the crystallization kinetics of amorphous Fe_73.5−xMn_xCu₁Nb₃Si_13.5B₉ (x = 1, 3, 5, 7) alloys. The samples were annealed at 550 °C and 600 °C for 1 h under an argon atmosphere. The X-ray diffraction analyses showed only a crystalline peak belonging to the α-Fe(Si) phase, with the grain size ranging from 12.2 nm for x = 0 to 16.7 nm for x = 7. The activation energies of the alloys were calculated using Kissinger, Ozawa and Augis-Bennett models based on differential thermal analysis data. The Avrami exponent n was calculated from the Johnson-Mehl-Avrami equation. The activation energy increased up to x = 3, then decreased with increasing Mn content. The values of the Avrami exponent showed that the crystallization is typical diffusion-controlled three-dimensional growth at a constant nucleation rate.     

Magnetic and magnetoimpedance properties of Mn-doped FINEMET

In this study, the effect of substituting Mn for Fe on the magnetic and magnetoimpedance (MI) properties of amorphous and nanocrystalline Fe_73.5?xMn_xCu₁Nb₃Si_13.5B₉ (x = 1, 3, 5, 7) alloys has been investigated. A higher Mn content causes a decrease in the saturation magnetization and Curie temperature. For as-received Fe_73.5?xMn_xCu₁Nb₃Si_13.5B₉ (x = 0, 1, 3, 5, 7) ribbons, the measured values of the MI are 11%, 12%, 16%, 12% and 15% for x = 0, 1, 3, 5, 7, respectively. The magnitude of the MI ratio increases in annealed samples, indicating that they are magnetically softened by nanocrystallisation. The change in MI is found to be ～70% for the x = 3 sample annealed at 550 °C. It is also found that replacing a small amount of Fe by Mn improves the magnetic softness of Fe_73.5?xMn_xCu₁Nb₃Si_13.5B₉ alloys.     

Coil-less fluxgate effect in CoNiFe/Cu wire electrodeposited under torsion

Co₁₉Ni_49.6Fe_31.4 layer was electrodeposited onto a twisted Cu wire and helical anisotropy was induced in the magnetic Co₁₉Ni_49.6Fe_31.4 shell. The magnetic and coil-less fluxgate (CF) properties are presented. The Co₁₉Ni_49.6Fe_31.4/Cu wire, produced at zero torsional strain, shows a CF output of nearly zero. The samples produced under torsional strains of 29.5π and 59π rad/m show a linear change in CF output in the low-frequency range. At higher frequencies the CF output shows two linear ranges. A maximum sensitivity of 150V/T is observed at 20 kHz driving-current frequency and 67 mA driving current for a wire produced under 59π rad/m torsional strain. It is also found that the slope of the CF curve depends on the direction of induced anisotropy.     

Improving of the battery performance of Dy-substituted LiCoO2 and investigating the mechanism of the cells

Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry - In this study, we successfully fabricated LiCo1-xDyxO2 (where x = 0.0–0.5) samples and investigated the structural and electrochemical...     

Theoretical approach to the magnetic properties of Mn(II), Cr(III), and Cu(II) complexes in the newly reported 12- and 15-membered macrocyclic ligands

The magnetic properties of Cu²⁺, Cr³⁺, and Mn²⁺ ions in the newly reported 12- and 15-membered macrocyclic complexes are analysed by a theoretical approach. The calculated magnetic moment and magnetic anisotropy for various situations, especially for Cu(II) ion, suggest that the magnetic properties may lead to a better interpretation about the geometry. It is also suggested that the zero-field splitting Hamiltonian may be used for magnetic properties of some metal ions, which have orbital singlet ground term in these complexes.      

Theoretical approach to the magnetic properties of Co(II) ion in CoL2·5H2O compound (L is 5-chloro-2-methoxybenzoate)

The magnetic moments of a Co(II) complex in a recently reported CoL₂·5H₂O compound (L is 5-chloro-2-methoxybenzoate, ClC₆H₃(OCH₃)COO^?) were studied by a semi-theoretical approach in the vicinity of tetragonal distortion. It was found that in order to obtain the observed temperature-dependent magnetic moments, some parameters in the magnetic Hamiltonian which are related to the geometry of the complex should be varied. Comparing the calculated results of this study with experimental results from the literature, a distorted octahedral environment of Co(II) ion in the compound is predicted. Also, rather high probability of large orbital contribution to the magnetic moment is expected. Some abnormalities in previously reported data might be reduced by taking the experimental data with VSM (Vibrational Susceptibility Magnetometer).     

The high possibility of antiferromagnetic exchange interactions in dinuclear Fe(III) dithiocarbamates

In this study, the possible antiferromagnetic interactions in a dinuclear entity have been considered. It has been realized that, if the proposed structure is a real structure, there should be antiferromagnetic interactions between the dinuclear Fe(III) ions. It is also suggested that the predicted theoretical results should be tested with additional experimental measurements