Magnetization study in solid state formation of lithium-titanium ferrites synthesized by electron beam heating

• Published in: Materials chemistry and physics 2016-06, Vol.176, p.110-114
• Main Authors: Surzhikov, Anatoly P., Lysenko, Elena N., Vlasov, Vitaly A., Malyshev, Andrey V., Vasendina, Elena A.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Compaction; Electron beam heating; Ferrites; Formations; Furnaces; Heat treatment; Heating; Magnetic materials; Magnetic properties; Powder diffraction; Saturation (magnetic); Solid state; Synthesis
• ISSN: 0254-0584; 1879-3312
• DOI: 10.1016/j.matchemphys.2016.03.037

The solid state formation of substituted lithium-titanium ferrites with chemical formula Li0.5(1+х)Fe2.5−1.5xTixO4 (х = 0.2; 0.4) prepared by two different methods were studied by X-ray diffraction and saturation magnetization analyzes. For the first method, lithium-titanium ferrites were prepared by conventional solid state synthesis in laboratory furnace at temperatures of 600, 700 and 750 °C and times of 0, 10, 20, 30, 60, and 120 min. For the second method, the samples were obtained by heating of reaction mixtures in high-energy (2.4 MeV) electron beam using similar time-temperature mode. XRD analysis results for all samples showed a high degree formation of lithium-titanium ferrites, obtained by high-energy electron beam heating at lower temperatures and times of synthesis compared with standard thermal heating. Such samples are characterized by the high values of saturation magnetization due to lithium-titanium ferrites formation. The observed radiation effect consists in significant decrease of the temperature and time of ferrite synthesis compared to conventional thermal heating in high-temperature furnaces.