Emission Mössbauer studies of 57Co2+ and 119Sb5+ adsorbed on γ-Fe2O3 and NiFe2O4 surfaces

Summary Surface chemical states of⁵⁷Co²⁺ and¹¹⁹Sb⁵⁺ ions adsorbed on γ-Fe₂O₃ and NiFe₂O₄ were studied in the presence of the aqueous phase using the magnetic interaction between the substrates and⁵⁷Fe²⁺ or¹¹⁹Sn⁴⁺ arising from the adsorbed species. Two chemical forms were observed for the⁵⁷Co²⁺ adsorbed on γ-Fe₂O₃; one giving a peak in the high-field region and another giving a broad distribution in the lower fields, which were attributed to⁵⁷Co²⁺ at surfaceB sites of the spinel structure of γ-Fe₂O₃ and⁵⁷Co²⁺ species weakly bonded to the substrate, respectively. In case of the NiFe₂O₄ substrate, the latter species was dominant and was converted to the former by heating. Most of the¹¹⁹Sb⁵⁺ ions adsorbed on the γ-Fe₂O₃ and NiFe₂O₄ particles were found to have a certain magnetic interaction with the magnetically ordered ions of the substrates. Paper presented at the ICAME-95, Rimini, 10–16, September 1995