Magnetoresistance of Fe3O4/Au/Fe3O4 and Fe3O4/Au/Fe spin-valve structures

A detailed study of the in-plane magnetotransport properties of spin valves with one and two Fe₃O₄ electrodes is presented. Fe₃O₄/Au/Fe₃O₄ spin valves exhibit a clear anisotropic magnetoresistance in small magnetic fields but no giant magnetoresistance (GMR). The absence of GMR in these structures is due to simultaneous magnetization reversal in the two Fe₃O₄ layers. By contrast, a negative GMR effect is measured on Fe₃O₄/Au/Fe spin valves. The negative GMR is attributed to an electron spin scattering asymmetry at the Fe₃O₄/Au interface or an induced spin scattering asymmetry in the Au interfacial layers.     

Anisotropy-induced quantum critical behavior of magnetite nanoparticles at low temperatures

The classical, thermally driven transition from ferrimagnets to superparamagnets in Fe₃O₄ nanoparticles can be converted into another quantum phase by a transverse microwave magnetic field or by a strong internal anisotropic field. These fields, perpendicular to the Ising axis, can destroy the magnetic long-range order to quantum paramagnets as the fields exceed some critical values. We have exploited the spin resonance spectrometer to determine the dynamic spin susceptibility and the critical exponent γ, which is a power-law dependent spanning of the quantum critical point. Quantum phase transition observed at low temperatures for small magnetite nanoparticles induced by strong surface anisotropic field illustrates the fascinating interplay between thermal and quantum fluctuations in the vicinity of a quantum critical point.     

Fe3O4纳米粒子对P3HT:PCBM电池的影响

为了提高太阳能电池的性能,研究磁性纳米粒子在外加磁场的作用下对聚合物太阳能电池有源层P3HT:PCBM成膜及太阳能电池性能的影响。本文采用热分解法制备了磁性Fe₃O₄纳米粒子,将不同质量分数的Fe₃O₄纳米粒子掺入到P3HT:PCBM溶液中,旋涂后在外加磁场的作用下自组成膜。通过TEM、XRD对制备的Fe₃O₄纳米粒子进行表征,并利用偏光显微镜、原子力显微镜对成膜质量进行探究。结果表明,采用热分解法制备的Fe₃O₄纳米粒子直径在10 nm左右,在外加磁场作用下,Fe₃O₄纳米粒子对成膜有一定的调控作用。当Fe₃O₄纳米粒子掺杂质量分数为1%时,太阳能电池器件的开路电压增加3.77%,短路电流增加24.93%,光电转换效率提高7.82%。     

The thermal spreading of antimony oxides onto Fe2O3

The uniform antimony-rich surface layer on Fe₂O₃ was carried out via thermal spreading of Sb₂O₃ and Sb₂O₄. TG–DTA results indicate that the oxidation temperature of Sb₂O₃ was decreased ca. 100 K due to thermal spreading effect. Although Sb₂O₄ is almost catalytically inert for oxidation of isobutane and Fe₂O₃ is a typical non-selective catalyst for this reaction, the formation of antimony-rich layer suppresses the combustion reactions and favors the partial oxidation reactions. When Sb₂O₄ instead of Sb₂O₃ was used as antimony resource, the enrichment of antimony on Fe₂O₃ surface was much lower. However, the reaction atmosphere of isobutane oxidation enhances antimony spreading over Fe₂O₃ surface. According to Mars–Van Krevelen mechanism, some Sb₂O₄ in catalysts could be intermediately reduced into Sb₂O₃ during reaction of isobutene oxidation, which thermal spreading is much easier. As shown by Raman results, the Sb₂O₄ that has been spread on Fe₂O₃ surface is probably amorphous.     

空心Fe_3O_4纳米微球的制备及超顺磁性

采用水热控制合成法,以六水三氯化铁、柠檬酸三钠和尿素为原料,聚丙烯酰胺为稳定剂, 200?C下反应12 h制备得到了超顺磁性空心Fe_3O_4纳米微球.通过X射线衍射仪、扫描电子显微镜、透射电子显微镜对样品的结构和形貌进行表征,并采用振动样品磁强计测试了样品的磁性能.结果表明:所得样品为具有尖晶石结构的Fe_3O_4纳米微球,尺寸为160 nm左右,呈分等级结构,即整个微球由粒径约18 nm的初级晶粒自组装堆叠而成;室温下表现为典型的超顺磁性,且饱和磁化强度为73.3 emu/g (1 emu/g=1 A·m~2/kg),这种高饱和磁化强度可以由其初级晶粒晶化程度高且粒径较大以及这种特殊的二次自组装结构进行解释.这种Fe_3O_4纳米微球为疏松多孔的空心球状结构,具有粒径分布均匀、分散性良好和超顺磁性的特点,在药物靶向输运和肿瘤热疗中有潜在的应用.     

Surface termination, composition and reconstruction of Fe3O4(001) and γ-Fe2O3(001)

We address a current controversy concerning the nature of the surfaces of Fe₃O₄(001) and γ-Fe₂O₃(001) grown on MgO(001) by molecular beam epitaxy. Despite recent claims to the contrary, we show that γ-Fe₂O₃(001) unambiguously exhibits a (1×1) surface net, in contrast to Fe₃O₄(001), which assumes a R45 reconstruction. In addition, we present high-energy-resolution Fe 2p and O 1s core-level photoelectron spectra obtained at both normal and grazing emission for γ-Fe₂O₃(001) and Fe₃O₄(001). These spectra show that the Fe₃O₄(001) surface has a higher Fe(III)/Fe(II) ratio than the bulk, and that the asymmetry in the O 1s line shape for Fe₃O₄(001) is due to final state effects rather than the presence of a surface oxygen or hydroxyl species.     

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.     

First-principles Study on the Magnetic,Half-metal and Thermoelectric Transport Properties of Inorganic-Organic Hybrid Compounds [C4N2H12][Fe4Ⅲ(HPO3)2(C2O4)3]

The electronic structure, magnetic and half-metal properties of inorganic-organic hybrid compound [C₄N₂H₁₂][Fe₄^Ⅲ(HPO₃)₂(C₂O₄)₃] are investigated by using the full-potential linearized augmented plane wave (FPLAPW) method within density-functional theory (DFT) calculations. The density of states (DOS), the total energy of the cell and the spontaneous magnetic moment of [C₄N₂H₁₂][Fe₄^Ⅱ(HPO₃)₂(C₂O₄)₃] are calculated. The calculation results reveal that the low-temperature phase of [C₄N₂H₁₂][Fe₄^Ⅲ(HPO₃)₂(C₂O₄)₃] exhibits a stable ferromagnetic (FM) ground state, and we find that this organic compound is a half-metal in FM state. In addition, we have calculated antiferromagnetically coupled interactions, revealing the existence of antiferromagnetic (AFM), which is in agreement with the experiment. We have also found that [C₄N₂H₁₂][Fe₄^Ⅲ(HPO₃)₂(C₂O₄)₃] is a semiconductor in the AFM state with a band gap of about 0.40 eV. Subsequently, the transport properties for potential thermoelectric applications have been studied in detail based on the Boltzmann transport theory.     

Spin current transmission in Co1-xTbx films

We investigate the spin to charge conversion phenomena in Y₃Fe₅O₁₂/Pt/Co_1-xTb_x/Pt multilayers by both the spin pumping and spin Seebeck effects.We find that the spin transport efficiency is irrelevant to magnetization states of the perpendicular magnetized Co;Tb;films,which can be attributed to the symmetry requirement of the inverse transverse spin Hall effect.Furthermore,the spin transmission efficiency is significantly affected by the film concentration,revealing the dominant role of extrinsic impurity scattering caused by Tb impurity.The present results provide further guidance for enhancing the spin transport efficiency and developing spintronic devices.     

Temperature dependence of spin pumping in YIG/NiOx/W multilayer

We report the temperature dependence of the spin pumping effect for Y₃Fe₅O₁₂ (YIG, 0.9 μm)/NiO (t_NiO)/W (6 nm) (t_NiO = 0 nm, 1 nm, 2 nm, and 10 nm) heterostructures. All samples exhibit a strong temperature-dependent inverse spin Hall effect (ISHE) signal I_c and sensitivity to the NiO layer thickness. We observe a dramatic decrease of I_c with inserting thin NiO layer between YIG and W layers indicating that the inserting of NiO layer significantly suppresses the spin transport from YIG to W. In contrast to the noticeable enhancement in YIG/NiO (t_NiO ≈ 1-2 nm)/Pt, the suppression of spin transport may be closely related to the specific interface-dependent spin scattering, spin memory loss, and spin conductance at the NiO/W interface. Besides, the I_c of YIG/NiO/W exhibits a maximum near the T_N of the AF NiO layer because the spins are transported dominantly by incoherent thermal magnons.     

Fe_3O_4单晶薄膜磁性电场调控的微磁学仿真研究

磁性薄膜磁学特性电场调控的相关研究对开发新型低功耗磁信息器件具有突出意义.本文基于电场调控磁性的基本理论,以OOMMF(Object Oriented Micro-Magnetic Frame)微磁学仿真软件为工具,研究了电场对生长于PZN-PT单晶衬底上Fe_3O_4单晶薄膜磁学特性的调控.研究结果显示:无外加电场时,薄膜表现出典型的软磁特性;沿衬底[001]方向施加的外加电场可以使得薄膜矫顽力、矩形比等磁学特性发生显著改变:当外加磁场沿[100]([010])时,施加正值(负值)电场强度可以显著增大薄膜的矫顽力与矩形比,当电场强度不小于0.6 MV/m时薄膜矩形比达到1.这是因为外加电场导致薄膜产生单轴应力各向异性,使得薄膜的等效磁各向异性发生了从无外电场下的面内四重磁晶各向异性向高电场下的近似单轴磁各向异性的过渡.外加1 MV/m与-1 MV/m的电场时等效易磁化轴分别沿[100]与[010]方向.另外,外加1 MV/m(-1 MV/m)的电场强度可以使得铁磁共振的频率增大(减小)接近1 GHz.     

纳米La2(MoO4)3∶Eu/Fe3O4磁性荧光粉末的制备及用于指纹显现的研究

采用水热法和共沉淀法分别合成了纳米La₂(MoO₄)₃∶Eu荧光材料和纳米Fe₃O₄磁性材料,并利用透射电子显微镜、X射线衍射仪、荧光光谱仪表征纳米材料的形貌尺寸、晶体结构、荧光性能。经表征,纳米La₂(MoO₄)₃∶Eu荧光材料的微观形貌为片状结构,晶体结构为四方晶型,其发射光谱中出现了Eu3+的特征发射峰;纳米Fe₃O₄磁性材料的微观形貌为球形颗粒,晶体结构为立方晶型,并具有超顺磁性。然后,将以上两种纳米材料以一定比例混合均匀,制备了具有超顺磁性的La₂(MoO₄)₃∶Eu/Fe₃O₄纳米荧光粉末。经表征,该磁性纳米荧光粉末的微观形貌为片状结构与球形颗粒的混合,其发射峰位置未发生变化,而发光强度有所降低,但仍能够满足指纹显现的需要。最后,将制备的纳米磁性荧光粉末用于显现不同类型客体表面的潜在指纹。显现效果表明,对于光滑客体表面的指纹,使用磁性纳米荧光粉末与纳米荧光粉末的显现效果无明显差异;对于粗糙客体表面的指纹,使用磁性纳米荧光粉末能够清晰显现出指纹的细节特征,其显现效果明显优于普通纳米荧光粉末,并能够有效避免粉末扬尘现象。本研究制备的纳米磁性荧光粉末是一种理想的指纹显现材料,其指纹显现具有背景干扰低、显现效果好、适用范围广、无粉末扬尘等优点,在刑事案件现场具有广阔的应用前景。     

Vertical WS_2 spin valve with Ohmic property based on Fe_3GeTe_2 electrodes

The two-dimensional(2 D) transition-metal dichalcogenides(TMDCs) have been recently proposed as a promising class of materials for spintronic applications. Here, we report on the all-2 D van der Waals(vd W) heterostructure spin valve device comprising of an exfoliated ultra-thin WS_2 semiconductor acting as the spacer layer and two exfoliated ferromagnetic Fe_3 GeTe_2(FGT) metals acting as ferromagnetic electrodes. The metallic interface rather than Schottky barrier is formed despite the semiconducting nature of WS_2, which could be originated from the strong interface hybridization. The spin valve effect persists up to the Curie temperature of FGT. Moreover, our metallic spin valve devices exhibit robust spin valve effect where the magnetoresistance magnitude does not vary with the applied bias in the measured range up to 50 μA due to the Ohmic property, which is a highly desirable feature for practical application that requires stable device performance. Our work reveals that WS_2-based all-2 D magnetic vd W heterostructure, facilitated by combining 2 D magnets, is expected to be an attractive candidate for the TMDCs-based spintronic applications.     

Heat capacity investigation of dopant effects on the magnetic disordering temperature in Fe3O4†

The heat capacities of ZnFe₂O₄, Zn_0.005Fe_2.995O₄, Zn_0.066Fe_2.934O₄, and Cd_0.010Fe_2.990O₄ were measured over the temperature range of 350–1000 K by means of differential scanning calorimetry. The temperatures at which the maximum in heat capacity occurs due to the ferrimagnetic anomaly in the doped-Fe₃O₄ samples were found to decrease with increasing dopant. The excess entropy associated with the ferrimagnetic anomaly was estimated using three methods. One method, used previously for Fe₃O₄, employed a calculated lattice contribution for Fe₃O₄. The other two methods used the experimentally determined heat capacity of ZnFe₂O₄, either unmodified or mass adjusted, to approximate contributions from lattice vibrations.     

Fe3O4磁性纳米颗粒的催化性能研究进展

综述了国内外这一领域科研工作者的研究成果,以紫外光谱（UV）和电化学传感器为主要手段阐述了Fe₃O₄MNPs对H₂O₂的催化作用并对Fe₃O₄MNPs利用其催化性质在H₂O₂的检测领域的进一步发展和应用进行了展望。     

Hierarchical lichee-like Fe_3O_4 assemblies and their high heating efficiency in magnetic hyperthermia

A nontoxic and biocompatible thermoseed is developed for the magnetic hyperthermia. Two kinds of thermoseed materials: hierarchical hollow and solid lichee-like Fe_3O_4 assemblies, are synthesized by a facile hydrothermal method. The crystal structure of Fe_3O_4 assemblies are characterized by x-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, and transmission electron microscopy. Moreover, the prepared Fe_3O_4 assemblies are used as a magnetic heat treatment agent, and their heating efficiency is investigated. Compared to solid assembly, hollow lichee-like Fe_3O_4 assembly exhibits a higher specific absorption rate of 116.53 W/g and a shorter heating time, which is ascribed to its higher saturation magnetization, larger initial particle size, and the unique hierarchical hollow structure. Furthermore, the magnetothermal effect is primarily attributed to Néel relaxation. Overall, we propose a facile and convenient approach to enhance the heating efficiency of magnetic nanoparticles by forming hollow hierarchical assemblies.     

An electron spin resonance study of Eu doping effect in La_(4/3)Sr_(5/3)Mn_2O_7 single crystal

The effect of Eu3+ion doping in the La sites of single-crystal La4/3Sr5/3Mn2O7was investigated. Electron spin resonance(ESR) was applied to La4/3Sr5/3Mn2O7and(La0.8Eu0.2)4/3Sr5/3Mn2O7single crystals. A phase separation and phase transitions were observed from the ESR spectra data. Between 350 K and 300 K, both paramagnetic resonance(PMR)and anisotropic ferromagnetic resonance(FMR) lines were observed in the ab plane and the c axis direction, suggesting a coexistence of the paramagnetic(PM) phase and the ferromagnetic(FM) phase. The magnetization measurement reveals a spin-glass-like behavior in single-crystal(La0.8Eu0.2)4/3Sr5/3Mn2O7below the temperature of spin freezing Tf(～ 29.5 K).     

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.     

γ-Fe_2O_3/NiO核-壳纳米花的合成、微结构与磁性

利用溶剂热/热分解的方法合成出微结构可控的γ-Fe_2O_3/NiO核-壳结构纳米花.分析表明NiO壳层是由单晶结构的纳米片构成,这些纳米片不规则地镶嵌在γ-Fe_2O_3核心的表面.Fe3O4/Ni(OH)_2前驱体的煅烧时间对γ-Fe_2O_3/NiO核-壳体系的晶粒生长、NiO相含量和壳层致密度均有很大的影响.振动样品磁强计和超导量子干涉仪的测试分析表明,尺寸效应、NiO相含量和铁磁-反铁磁界面耦合效应是决定γ-Fe_2O_3/NiO核-壳纳米花磁性能的重要因素.随着NiO相含量的增加,磁化强度减小,矫顽力增大.在5 K下,γ-Fe_2O_3/NiO核-壳纳米花表现出一定的交换偏置效应(H_E=46 Oe),这来自于(亚)铁磁性γ-Fe_2O_3和反铁磁性NiO之间的耦合相互作用.与此同时,这种交换耦合效应也进一步提高了样品的矫顽力(H_C=288 Oe).     

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.