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| Author(s): |
Araujo, W. W. R.
[1]
;
Araujo, J. F. D. F.
[2]
;
Oliveira, C. L. P.
[1]
;
Brito, G. E. S.
[1]
;
Figueiredo Neto, A. M.
[1]
Total Authors: 5
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| Affiliation: | [1] Univ Sao Paulo, Inst Phys, Rua Matao 1371, BR-05508090 Sao Paulo, SP - Brazil
[2] Pontifical Catholic Univ Rio de Janeiro, Dept Phys, Rio De Janeiro, RJ - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 2
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| Document type: | Journal article |
| Source: | EUROPEAN PHYSICAL JOURNAL E; v. 42, n. 12 DEC 2019. |
| Web of Science Citations: | 0 |
| Abstract | |
We synthesized and characterized the colloidal suspensions of FeO center dot Fe(2-x) NdxO3 nanoparticles with x = 0.00, 0.02, 0.04, 0.06 and 0.1. The effect of the Fe3+ ion replacement by Nd3+ on the crystal structure is in-depth studied. The samples were characterized by the following techniques: X-ray diffraction (XRD), UV-Vis spectrophotometry, transmission electronic microscopy (TEM), small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS), magnetization as a function of applied magnetic field (M-H loops) and magnetization as a function of temperature in zero-field-cooled and field-cooled regimes (ZFC-FC). From XRD cation distribution, structural parameters were extracted. The increasing in the bandgap is interpreted as a result of the higher interatomic separation with the doping. TEM micrographs reveal a polydisperse size and shape distribution of particles. The results for the volume-weighted average diameter measured by SAXS are consistent with those determined by XRD. From the M-H loops we found that the superparamagnetic (SPM) regime contributes with 95-97% for all samples, while only 3-5% contribution comes from the paramagnetic (PM) regime. The saturation magnetization increases in a steady manner upon increasing the Nd3+ ion molar ratio from 0.00 up to 0.06, reaching the maximum value of 105.8 +/- 0.4 Am-2/kg at x = 0.06. It is worth to mention that the result for the saturation magnetization value are higher than that of the bulk material. (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 14/50983-3 - INCT 2014: complex fluids |
| Grantee: | Antonio Martins Figueiredo Neto |
| Support Opportunities: | Research Projects - Thematic Grants |