Reducibility and magnetic properties of nanosized ZnO substituted Fe(2)O(3)/TiO(2 ) system

Pure Fe(2)O(3) and TiO(2) powder were mixed in molar ratio and fired in a muffle furnace at 1200'C for 4 h. The Fe(2)TiO(5) compound formed was doped by replacing TiO(2) with calculated amounts of ZnO (ZnO fractions x=0.2, 0.4, 0.6, 0.8 and 1). The synthesised samples were characterised with X-...

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Published in:Materials technology (New York, N.Y.) N.Y.), 2008-03, Vol.23 (1), p.39-44
Main Authors: Bahgat, M, Khedr, M H, Abdelmaksoud, H S
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Language:English
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Summary:Pure Fe(2)O(3) and TiO(2) powder were mixed in molar ratio and fired in a muffle furnace at 1200'C for 4 h. The Fe(2)TiO(5) compound formed was doped by replacing TiO(2) with calculated amounts of ZnO (ZnO fractions x=0.2, 0.4, 0.6, 0.8 and 1). The synthesised samples were characterised with X-ray diffraction (XRD) and their magnetic properties were measured using a vibrating sample magnetometer. Fe(2)TiO(5), 2FeZnTiO(4), Fe(2)ZnTi(3)O(1 0), ZnTiO(3) and ZnFe(2)O(4) phases were detected with very low magnetic properties corresponding to dilute magnetic semiconductors. Reduction tests in hydrogen at 500'C showed the reducibility of the undoped compound to be very low and to increase gradually with increasing Zn content in the ferrite phase. The reduction process caused a pronounced change in the magnetic properties.
ISSN:1066-7857
DOI:10.1179/175355508X266854