Influence of manganese and oxygen content on tetragonal deformation of copper ferrite

Pure copper ferrite and solid solutions of 0.9 parts of copper ferrite CuFe₂ and 0.1 part of hausmannite Mn₃ were heated in air or in oxygen at various temperatures and either cooled slowly or quenched. All samples with cubic spinel structure contained less oxygen than required by the ideal spinel formula Me²⁺Me ₂ ³⁺ O ₄ ^2– . The addition of hausmannite promotes the formation and/or stabilization of the cubic structure. The lower the heating temperature, the higher the oxygen deficiency necessary for the preparation of cubic samples.

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CuFe₂O_4– Cu_0,88Mn_0,30Fe_1,82O_4± Cu_0,91Mn_0,31Fe_1,82O_4± . , <0; , , (4±) ( ) . Cu-Mn ( –) ó, . , CuFe₂O_4– . ; .