Signatures of spin-glass freezing in Co/CoO nanospheres and nanodiscs
We present a study of the magnetic properties of Co nanoparticles having a combination of both spherical and disk shapes. The hcp Co nanospheres with an average diameter of 11nm and nanodiscs of dimensions ∼2.5×15nm2 were prepared by thermal decomposition of di-cobalt octacarbonyl in the presence of...
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Published in | Journal of magnetism and magnetic materials Vol. 324; no. 16; pp. 2512 - 2518 |
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Main Authors | , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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Amsterdam
Elsevier B.V
01.08.2012
Elsevier |
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Summary: | We present a study of the magnetic properties of Co nanoparticles having a combination of both spherical and disk shapes. The hcp Co nanospheres with an average diameter of 11nm and nanodiscs of dimensions ∼2.5×15nm2 were prepared by thermal decomposition of di-cobalt octacarbonyl in the presence of an amine surfactant. The as-synthesized nanoparticles were oxidized to grow an antiferromagnetic layer. High resolution transmission electron microscopy showed the presence of a ferromagnet/antiferromagnet (Co/CoO) interface with a 2.2-nm thick CoO shell on the spherical nanoparticles and 0.5nm thick on nanodiscs. We report the temperature and field dependent DC magnetization, frequency, field, and temperature dependent AC susceptibility, and the radio frequency transverse susceptibility. A low temperature paramagnetic behavior was observed in the DC magnetization at high fields and is assigned to defects in the CoO shell that are not coupled to the antiferromagnetic lattice. Our results support the existence of a low temperature frozen, disordered magnetic state, characterized by a strong exchange coupling between the structurally disordered, spin-glass CoO shell and Co core.
► Canonical spin-glass behavior is observed in Co–CoO nanospheres and nanodiscs. ► Exchange bias coupling is observed between spin-glass AFM shell and a FM core. ► Defects in CoO shell gave rise to a low temperature paramagnetic behavior at high magnetic fields. |
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ISSN: | 0304-8853 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.jmmm.2012.03.028 |