Electronic and magnetic properties of FeCr2O4 nanoparticles by advanced synchrotron based soft X-ray magnetic circular dichroism

Multifunctional materials are now being considered for a variety of technical uses. The iron-chromite spinel FeCr2O4 NPs generated by the sol-gel process has been studied experimentally in this paper. The material crystallized into a cubic form, according to structural analysis based on x-ray diffra...

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Published in:Physica. B, Condensed matter Condensed matter, 2022-12, Vol.647, p.414373, Article 414373
Main Authors: Singh, Abhishek, Dawn, Riya, Verma, Virendra Kumar, Panda, Deepankar, Sahoo, Santosh Kr, Kumar, Kundan, Singh, Vijay Raj
Format: Article
Language:English
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Orbital magnetic moment
Spin magnetic moment
Spinel oxide
X-ray absorption spectroscopy
XRD and Nano-particles
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Summary:Multifunctional materials are now being considered for a variety of technical uses. The iron-chromite spinel FeCr2O4 NPs generated by the sol-gel process has been studied experimentally in this paper. The material crystallized into a cubic form, according to structural analysis based on x-ray diffraction. The Vibrating Sample Magnetometer, Soft-x-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) and soft-x-ray magnetic circular dichroism (XMCD) were used to explore the electronic and magnetic structures of FeCr2O4 NPs. Cr ions have trivalent Cr3+ and Fe ions have divalent Fe2+ states present here. The Fe 3d states have a high degree of hybridization with the O 2p states. The Fe and Cr 2p XMCD analysis shows antiparallel alignment of Cr and Fe spins, as well as remarkable hybridization of Fe 3d and O 2p electrons.
ISSN:0921-4526
1873-2135
DOI:10.1016/j.physb.2022.414373