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A Mossbauer spectral study of some iron nitride-based nanocomposites prepared by ball milling
Grandjean, Fernande; Hermann, Raphaël; Long, G. J. et al.
2005In Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, 292, p. 215-226
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Keywords :
ball milling; magnetic nanoparticles; Mossbauer spectroscopy; magnetic nanocomposites
Abstract :
[en] Powder mixtures of (FeyN)(x) and (Al2O3)(1-x) or (SiO2)(1-x) with x = 0.2 and 0.6 and y = 3.8 have been ball milled for 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, and 128 h and their magnetic properties and Mossbauer spectra have been measured. The 5 and 295 K saturation magnetizations decrease with increasing milling time as a result of decreasing particle sizes. Fits with the Langevin function of the field dependence of the magnetization yield particle sizes that are slightly smaller than those determined from a Scherrer analysis of the broadening of the X-ray diffraction peaks. The Mossbauer spectra have been fit with a distribution of hyperfine fields between 0 and 40 T and the peaks in the distribution assigned to the different iron nitride phases present in the nanocomposites. This analysis of the Mossbauer spectra indicates that the gamma'-Fe4N phase present in FeyN is transformed into epsilon-Fe3+xN and alpha-iron by the milling process. The weighted average field decreases and the weighted average isomer shift increases with milling time, as expected for the simultaneous effects of size reduction, the above phase transformation, and mixing with the oxides. A peak in the hyperfine field distribution at 4 T indicates the presence of small superparamagnetic particles, a presence which is also confirmed by the temperature dependence of the Mossbauer spectra and the failure of the magnetization to saturate even at applied fields of 5.5T. (c) 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Disciplines :
Physics
Materials science & engineering
Author, co-author :
Grandjean, Fernande ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de physique > Département de physique
Hermann, Raphaël ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de physique > Département de physique
Long, G. J.
Mishra, S. R.
Language :
English
Title :
A Mossbauer spectral study of some iron nitride-based nanocomposites prepared by ball milling
Publication date :
2005
Journal title :
Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials
ISSN :
0304-8853
eISSN :
1873-4766
Publisher :
Elsevier Science, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Volume :
292
Pages :
215-226
Peer reviewed :
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
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