Effects of Mg substitution on the structural and magnetic properties of Co_(0.5)Ni_(0.5-x)Mg_xFe_2O_4 nanoparticle ferrites

In this study, nanocrystalline Co–Ni–Mg ferrite powders with composition Co_(0.5)Ni_(0.5-x)Mg_xFe_2O_4 are successfully synthesized by the co-precipitation method. A systematic investigation on the structural, morphological and magnetic properties of un-doped and Mg-doped Co–Ni ferrite nanoparticles is carried out. The prepared samples are characterized using x-ray diffraction(XRD) analysis, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy(FTIR), field emission scanning electron microscopy(FESEM), and vibrating sample magnetometry(VSM). The XRD analyses of the synthesized samples confirm the formation of single-phase cubic spinel structures with crystallite sizes in a range of ~ 32 nm to ~ 36 nm. The lattice constant increases with increasing Mg content. FESEM images show that the synthesized samples are homogeneous with a uniformly distributed grain. The results of IR spectroscopy analysis indicate the formation of functional groups of spinel ferrite in the co-precipitation process. By increasing Mg2+substitution, room temperature magnetic measurement shows that maximum magnetization and coercivity increase from ~ 57.35 emu/g to~ 61.49 emu/g and ~ 603.26 Oe to~ 684.11 Oe(1 Oe = 79.5775 A·m-1), respectively. The higher values of magnetization Ms and Mr suggest that the optimum composition is Co_(0.5)N_(i0.4)Mg_(0.1)Fe_2O_4 that can be applied to high-density recording media and microwave devices.     

Magnetic characterization of FeCo nanowire arrays by first-order reversal curves

FeCo nanowire arrays have been obtained by current pulse electrodeposition into nanoporous alumina templates. First-order reversal curve (FORC) diagrams have been used to investigate magnetostatic interaction and average coercivity of individual FeCo nanowires embedded in porous alumina templates. The FeCo nanowires with a wires length up to 3 μm and wires diameter ranging from 25 to 50 nm showed interacting single-domain behavior. Using FORC diagrams, the spread of coercivity distribution was seen to be almost independent of the wires diameter, but with increase in diameter the inter-wire magnetostatic interaction was increased. It was found that for arrays with higher diameter, the coercivity of the arrays is lower than the average coercivity of the individual wires. It was detected that an increase in wire diameter results in a considerable increase in the spread of the distribution in the H_u direction of FORC distribution. Curve fitting on the experimental data proved a relatively linear relation between interaction field and square diameter of the nanowires.     

Electrodeposition and magnetic properties of Ni nanowire arrays on anodic aluminum oxide/Ti/Si substrate

Ni nanowire arrays with different diameters have now been extended to directly fabricate in porous anodic alumina oxide (AAO) templates on Ti/Si substrate by direct current (DC) electrodeposition. An aluminum film is firstly sputter-deposited on a silicon substrate coated with a 300 nm Ti film. AAO/Ti/Si substrate is synthesized by a two-step electrochemical anodization of the aluminum film on the Ti/Si substrate and then used as template to grow Ni nanowire arrays with different diameters. The coercivity and the squareness in parallel direction of Ni nanowires with about 10 nm diameters are 664 Oe and 0.90, respectively. The Ni nanowire arrays fabricated on AAO/Ti/Si substrates should lead to practical applications in ultrahigh-density magnetic storage devices because of the excellent properties.     

稀土掺杂对钴铁氧体电子结构和磁性能影响的理论研究

尖晶石型铁氧体是十分重要的磁性材料之一, 具有独特的物理性质、化学特性、磁学特性和电子特性. 其中尖晶石型钴铁氧体具有较好的电磁性质而被广泛应用. 本文基于密度泛函理论(DFT) 的第一性原理平面波赝势法, 结合广义梯度近似(GGA+U), 研究了CoRE_0.125Fe_1.875O₄ (RE = Nd, Eu, Gd)体系的电子结构和磁性能. 结果表明随着稀土元素从Nd到Gd掺杂体系晶胞的晶格常数呈递减趋势. 磁性能依赖于稀土离子(RE³⁺)4f轨道未配对的电子数, 掺杂Eu和Gd能够提高钴铁氧体体系的磁矩, 主要因为它们3+价态离子具有较多未配对的4f电子, 因而对磁性能的影响较大. 然而Nd 的掺杂对体系磁性能的影响很小, 这是由于它的离子半径较大, 导致晶格发生畸变.     

三维自组装Eu3+-石墨烯复合材料的制备及其磁性研究

采用一锅水热法在180 ℃ 下制备三维Eu³⁺-石墨烯自组装复合材料. 通过X射线衍射、 扫描电子显微镜、透射电子显微镜表征了合成样品的物相及形貌特征. 结果表明: 合成的样品具有多孔性结构, 层与层之间堆叠成三维结构, 并且结果显示产物中没有Eu³⁺的团聚体. 经过拉曼光谱, 傅里叶红外光谱分析表明, Eu³⁺通过含氧官能团与石墨烯复合. 通过振动样品磁强计测定样品的磁滞回线, 对其磁学性能进行研究, 剥离顺磁信号后, 测得相应的矫顽力H_c ≈ 39.61 Oe(1 Oe=79.5775 A/m), 饱和磁化强度M_s ≈ 0.08 emu/g, 发现该产物具有弱的铁磁性, 与石墨烯相比, Eu³⁺的加入使得产物的铁磁性有较大提高. 关键词： 三维石墨烯 3+')" href="#">Eu³⁺ 水热法 磁性     

应变对钴铁氧体电子结构和磁性能影响的第一性原理研究

尖晶石型钴铁氧体(CoFe₂O₄)因具有良好的电磁性质, 广泛应用于计算机技术、航空航天及医学生物等领域. 特别是钴铁氧体薄膜在磁电复合材料中具有良好的应用前景. 本文基于密度泛函理论的第一性原理平面波赝势法, 结合广义梯度近似, 通过采用更接近于实验上外延生长的二维应变模型, 研究了钴铁氧体薄膜的结构稳定性、电子结构和磁性能. 结果表明: 在二维应变作用下, 反尖晶石结构的钴铁氧体比正尖晶石结构的稳定, 但是与平衡基态相比, 两者能量差减小, 这表明在应变作用下, 八面体晶格中的Co²⁺离子与四面体晶格中的Fe³⁺离子更容易进行位置交换, 形成混合型结构的钴铁氧体; 同时随着应变的增大, 钴铁氧体的能带带隙减小, 晶格中的原子磁矩发生变化, 但总磁矩变化不明显. 关键词： 尖晶石型钴铁氧体 第一性原理 电子结构 磁性能     

Ultralow detection limit of giant magnetoresistance biosensor using Fe_3O_4–graphene composite nanoparticle label

A special Fe_3O_4nanoparticles–graphene(Fe_3O_4–GN) composite as a magnetic label was employed for biodetection using giant magnetoresistance(GMR) sensors with a Wheatstone bridge. The Fe_3O_4–GN composite exhibits a strong ferromagnetic behavior with the saturation magnetization M_S of approximately 48 emu/g, coercivity H_C of 200 Oe, and remanence M_r of 8.3 emu/g, leading to a large magnetic fringing field. However, the Fe_3O_4 nanoparticles do not aggregate together, which can be attributed to the pinning and separating effects of graphene sheet to the magnetic particles. The Fe_3O_4–GN composite is especially suitable for biodetection as a promising magnetic label since it combines two advantages of large fringing field and no aggregation. As a result, the concentration x dependence of voltage difference |?V| between detecting and reference sensors undergoes the relationship of |?V| = 240.5 lgx + 515.2 with an ultralow detection limit of 10 ng/mL(very close to the calculated limit of 7 ng/mL) and a wide detection range of 4 orders.     

包钴铁氧体型γ-Fe2O3磁粉穆斯堡尔效应的研究

包钴铁氧体型,γ-Fe₂O₃磁粉(简记为CoFe-γ-Fe₂O₃)是针状γ-Fe₂O₃磁粉与Co⁺⁺和Fe⁺⁺溶液起反应,在每个针状颗粒上包覆了一层钴铁氧体固溶体。经此种方法处理后的γ-Fe₂O₃磁粉的矫顽力及其它磁特性有较大的提高。如矫顽力由原来415Oe增加到715Oe;剩磁和矫顽力随时间及温度变化小等。我们利用穆斯堡尔效应并配合其它研究手段进行了研究,认为:CoFe-γ-Fe₂O₃磁粉矫顽力的提高,主要是由于γ-Fe₂O₃磁粉表面包覆了一层钴铁氧体固溶体,γ-Fe₂O₃与钴铁氧体固溶体之间发生磁耦合作用之故。 关键词：     

Tuning of magnetic properties of aluminium-doped strontium hexaferrite powders

M-type Al-doped strontium ferrite powders(Sr Alx Fe_(2n-x) O_(19), n = 5.9) with nominal Al content of x = 0–2.0 are prepared by traditional ceramic technology. The phase identification of the powders, performed using x-ray diffraction,shows the presence of purity hexaferrite structure and absence of any secondary phase. The lattice parameters decrease with increasing x. The average grain size of the powders is about 300 nm–400 nm at Al~(3+)ion content x = 0–2.0. The roomtemperature hysteresis loops of the powders, measured by using vibrating sample magnetometer, show that the specific saturation magnetization(σ_s) value continuously decreases while the coercivity(Hc) value increases with increasing x, and Hc reaches to 9759 Oe(1 Oe = 79.5775 A/m) at x = 2.0. According to the law of approach saturation, Hc value increases with increasing Al~(3+)ion content, which is attributed to the saturation magnetization(Ms) decreasing more rapidly than the magnetic anisotropy constant(K_1) obtained by numerical fitting of the hysteresis loops. The distribution of Al~(3+)ions in the hexaferrite structure of Sr Alx Fe_(2n-x) O_(19) is investigated by using 57 Co Mssbauer spectroscopy. The effect of Al~(3+)doping on static magnetic properties contributes to the improvement of magnetic anisotropy field.     

Magnetic properties of Co–Cu nanowire arrays fabricated in different conditions by SC electrodeposition

Magnetic Co–Cu alloy nanowires with low Cu content were prepared by SC electrodeposition in pores of anodic aluminum oxide templates. The as-deposited Co–Cu nanowires, with a diameter of 15 nm, show distinctive magnetic anisotropy as an applied magnetic field parallel to the axis of nanowires. With increase in the molar ratio of Co and Cu, the coercivity along nanowire axis increases and reaches a maximum value of 1977.5 Oe at the Co/Cu molar ratio of 60:1, but the maximum value of coercivity increases to 1743.6 Oe with the decrease of frequency to 2 Hz.     

Magnetic anisotropic properties in Fe3O4 and CoFe2O4 ferrite epitaxy thin films

Epitaxial thin films of Fe₃O₄ and CoFe₂O₄ on MgO (0 0 1) substrates were grown by molecular beam epitaxy at low temperature growth process. Magnetization and hysteresis loop of both films were measured to investigate magnetic anisotropic properties at various temperatures. Anomalous magnetic properties are found to be correlated with crystalline, shape, and stress anisotropies. The Fe₃O₄ film below Verwey structural transition has a change in crystal structure, thus causing many anomalous magnetic properties. Crystalline anisotropy and anomalous magnetic properties are affected substantially by Co ions. The saturation magnetization of Co–ferrite film becomes much lower than that of Fe₃O₄ film, being very different from the bulks. It indicates that the low temperature growth process could not provide enough energy to have the lowest energy state.     

The magnetic properties of aligned M hexa-ferrite fibres

Aligned and random fibres of strontium hexaferrite (SrM, SrFe₁₂O₁₉) and barium hexaferrite (BaM, BaFe₁₂O₁₉) were manufactured by blow spinning from an aqueous inorganic sol–gel precursor, which was then fired to give the hexagonal ferrite fibre. Their magnetic properties were studied by VSM, investigating the evolution of these properties with firing and measurement temperature, and in particular the effects of fibre alignment. It has been predicted that aligned ferrite fibres will demonstrate an enhanced magnetisation along the axis of alignment with respect to perpendicular to the axis, and this has been demonstrated here for the first time. The optimum firing temperature was 1000 °C, at which point they still had submicron grains. In BaM random fibres M_s=63.8 emu g⁻¹ and H_c=428.1 kA m⁻¹, and in SrM random fibres M_s=63.3 emu g⁻¹ and H_c=452.8 kA m⁻¹, high values for polycrystalline materials. Fibres aligned parallel to the applied field had saturation magnetisation (M_s) values equal to those of the random fibres, whilst fibres aligned perpendicular to the field had M_s values 62% and 75% lower, for BaM and SrM, respectively. There was no change in coercivity (H_c) between random or aligned fibres of any orientation, and fibres aligned 45° and parallel to H appeared identical. Therefore, properties along the axis of alignment were superior when compared to measurements perpendicular to the axis of alignment, giving a directionality to the magnetisation in an otherwise randomly oriented ferrite material.     

Barium ferrite particulates prepared by a salt-melt method

Barium ferrite particulates have been prepared by coprecipitation and calcination in a flux of NaCl-KCl. It was found that a flux containing more than 30 wt% KCl tends to seriously deteriorate the magnetic properties of resultant perticulates. The flux with 10 wt% KCl or less showed promising results. A Ba(CoZr)_0.75Fe_10.5O₁₉ particulate showed the best properties, i.e., a saturation magnetization of 68.5, a squareness ratio of 0.49, and a coercivity of 1280 Oe, when calcined in NaCl at 900°C for 4 h.     

Structural,magnetic, and dielectric properties of Ni–Zn ferrite and Bi_2O_3 nanocomposites prepared by the sol-gel method

Ni–Zn ferrite and Bi_2O_3 composites were developed by the sol-gel method. The structural, magnetic, and dielectric properties were studied for all the prepared samples. X-ray diffraction(XRD) was performed to study the crystal structure.The results of field emission scanning electron microscopy(FE-SEM) showed that the addition of Bi_2O_3 can increase the grain size of the Ni–Zn ferrite. Magnetic properties were analyzed by a hysteresis loop test and it was found that the saturation magnetization and coercivity decreased with the increase of Bi_2O_3 ratio. In addition, the dielectric properties of the Ni–Zn ferrite were also improved with the addition of Bi_2O_3.     

Origin of enhanced coercivity in (Fe65Co35)x(Al2O3)1-x granular thin films

The magnetic behaviors of granular (Fe₆₅Co₃₅)_x(Al₂O₃)_1−x films have been examined. The results show that the coercivity at 5 K first increases sharply from 80 Oe for x = 0.1 to 700 Oe for x = 0.3 and then drops with increasing x. This behavior differs from the system of Fe-SiO₂. Considering the interfacial area, we can theoretically explain the difference between these systems. It is concluded that the peak value of coercivity becomes smaller and occurs at a lower value of x for a more rapidly increasing granular size with volume fraction.     

The influence of crystallinity enhancement on the magnetic properties of ac electrodeposited Fe nanowires

Fe nanowire arrays with different degrees of crystallinity were fabricated by ac electrodeposition into anodic aluminium oxide templates. A (110) preferential crystal orientation was observed for all the samples. An extensive investigation of X-ray patterns revealed that the variation of the magnetic properties is a direct consequence of the crystallinity degree of Fe nanowires. The results indicate that the degree of crystallinity varies with electrolyte acidity, waveform and frequency of the ac electrodeposition voltage. Regardless of the waveform and electrolyte acidity, higher deposition frequency induces higher coercivity. The effect of waveform and pH value on the magnetic properties is seen to be more pronounced in the low deposition frequency. Improving the ac electrodeposition conditions increased the coercivity and squareness from almost 1010 Oe and 0.49 to 1810 Oe and 0.99, respectively. It was seen that annealing improved the crystallinity, thereby increasing the coercivity and squareness.     

Ultrafine Fe-Co nanowires: Fabrication and heat treatment influence on the structure and magnetic properties

Ultrafine nanowires of Fe-Co with a diameter around 15 nm have been fabricated by electrodeposition method using anodic porous alumina as a template. The alloy nanowires were in the form of arrays and consisting of polycrystalline structures. They showed obvious shape anisotropy parallel to the axis of nanowires and the perpendicular coercivity (Hc_⊥) was found to be 2576.8 Oe which is higher than any coercivity value reported in the literature. The effects of critical factors such as heat treatment and temperature of annealing on the structure and magnetic properties of the ultrafine nanowire arrays were studied and discussed.     

Electrical and magnetic properties of polyaniline/Fe3O4 nanostructures

We report on electrical and magnetic properties of polyaniline (PANI) nanotubes (150 nm in diameter) and PANI/Fe₃O₄ nanowires (140 nm in diameter) containing Fe₃O₄ nanoparticles with a typical size of 12 nm. These systems were prepared by a template-free method. The conductivity of the nanostructures is 10⁻¹–10⁻² S/cm; and the temperature dependent resistivity follows a ln ρT^−1/2 law. The composites (6 and 20 wt% of Fe₃O₄) show a large negative magnetoresistance compared with that of pure PANI nanotubes and a considerably lower saturated magnetization (M_s=3.45 emu/g at 300 K and 4.21 emu/g at 4 K) compared with the values measured from bulk magnetite (M_s=84 emu/g) and pure Fe₃O₄ nanoparticles (M_s=65 emu/g). AC magnetic susceptibility was also measured. It is found that the peak position of the AC susceptibility of the nanocomposites shifts to a higher temperature (>245 K) compared with that of pure Fe₃O₄ nanoparticles (190–200 K). These results suggest that interactions between the polymer matrix and nanoparticles take place in these nanocomposites.     

CoFe2O4纳米颗粒的结构、磁性以及离子迁移

聚乙烯醇(PVA)溶胶凝胶法制备出CoFe₂O₄纳米微粉，用X射线衍射研究了铁氧体纳米颗粒的结构.测量了CoFe₂O₄纳米颗粒80—873 K的变温穆斯堡尔谱，发现纳米颗粒的磁转变温度范围为793—813 K，比块体材料的磁性转变温度要低.CoFe₂O₄纳米颗粒的德拜温度θ_A=674 K，θ_B=243 K，比块体材料要小.CoFe₂O₄纳米颗粒超精细场H_f随温度的变化符合T^3/2+T^5/2定理.当温度较高时，平均同质异能移IS随温度的升高而减小，并呈线性关系. 关键词： 纳米颗粒 磁性 穆斯堡尔谱     

Synthesis and magnetic properties of ordered barium ferrite nanowire arrays in AAO template

BaFe₁₂O₁₉ nanowire arrays having single magnetic domain size (≤460 nm) in anodic aluminum oxide (AAO) templates were prepared by sol-gel and self-propagating high-temperature synthesis techniques. The diameter of the nanowire arrays is approximately 70 nm and the length is about 2-4 μm. The specimens were characterized using X-ray diffraction, vibrating sample magnetometer, field emission scan electron microscope, atomic force microscopy and microwave vector network analyzer. The magnetic properties of BaFe₁₂O₁₉ nanowire arrays embedded in AAO templates were measured by VSM with a field up to 1274 KA/m at room temperature. The results indicate that the nanowire arrays exhibit large saturation magnetization and high coercivity in the range of 6000 Oe and an obvious magnetic anisotropy with the easy magnetizing axis along the length of the nanowire arrays, probably due to the shape anisotropy and magneto-crystalline anisotropy. Finally the microwave absorption properties of the nanowires were discussed.