Structural and magnetic properties of Fe and Co nanoparticles embedded in powdered Al 2O 3

The structural and magnetic properties of powdered composites consisting of nanosized Fe and Co particles embedded in alumina grains have been investigated. The composites were synthesized by a novel and simple method using co-precipitation from a hybrid gel solution containing layered double hydrox...

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Published inJournal of colloid and interface science Vol. 289; no. 1; pp. 63 - 70
Main Authors Santini, Otávio, de Moraes, Adriano R., Mosca, Dante H., de Souza, Paulo E.N., de Oliveira, Adilson J.A., Marangoni, Rafael, Wypych, Fernando
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier Inc 2005
Subjects
Alumina
Iron nanoparticles
Layered materials
Magnetic properties
Nanostructures
Iron nanoparticles
Layered materials
Nanostructures
Alumina
Magnetic properties
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Summary:The structural and magnetic properties of powdered composites consisting of nanosized Fe and Co particles embedded in alumina grains have been investigated. The composites were synthesized by a novel and simple method using co-precipitation from a hybrid gel solution containing layered double hydroxide and aluminium hydroxide. After a vacuum annealing procedure, the Fe composites have a negligible number of Fe +3 ions and a high concentration of crystalline α-Fe nanoparticles having truncated polyhedron shapes with an average diameter of 20 nm that are physically well separated from each other. Magnetization measurements as a function of temperature revealed a superparamagnetic-like behavior characteristic of an assembly of fine particles. A spurious ferromagnetism related to surface interaction between magnetic particles from different powder grains and the formation mechanism of the composites are also discussed.
ISSN:0021-9797
1095-7103
DOI:10.1016/j.jcis.2005.03.050