Soft magnetic ε-Fe3N: Synthesis, characterization and magnetic properties

ε-Fe3N can be flexibly synthesized via a sol-gel route by using ethylenediamine as the nitrogen source, and the role of ethylenediamine can be demonstrated by adjusting the molar ratio of ethanediamine to acetone. Excellent magnetic properties (72.35 emu/g) and coercivity are obtained at the optimiz...

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Published inJournal of alloys and compounds Vol. 688; pp. 828 - 832
Main Authors Yin, Wenxu, Zhang, Daguang, Zhang, Peng, Wang, Xiaobai, Wang, Wei, Lei, Xiang, Shi, Zhan, Yang, Hua
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier B.V 15.12.2016
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Iron nitride
Soft magnetism
Sol-gel
ε-Fe3N
ε-Fe3N
Soft magnetism
Sol-gel
Iron nitride
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Summary:ε-Fe3N can be flexibly synthesized via a sol-gel route by using ethylenediamine as the nitrogen source, and the role of ethylenediamine can be demonstrated by adjusting the molar ratio of ethanediamine to acetone. Excellent magnetic properties (72.35 emu/g) and coercivity are obtained at the optimized condition, showing the potential applications in magnetic material field. In addition, the probable formation mechanism of iron nitride is investigated in this article, supported by XRD patterns and etc, which has important effect on the further research of the iron nitride via a sol-gel route. •Fe3N nanoparticles were synthesized by a sol-gel method.•The ethylenediamine is as the nitrogen source.•Their structure and magnetic properties are researched.•Excellent magnetic properties (72.35 emu/g) and coercivity are obtained.
ISSN:0925-8388
1873-4669
DOI:10.1016/j.jallcom.2016.07.104