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Europium Oxide-Hematite Magnetic CeramicNanoparticles

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 December 2015

Monica Sorescu*
Affiliation:
Duquesne University, Department of Physics, Fisher Hall, Pittsburgh, PA 15282, USA
Lucian Diamandescu
Affiliation:
National Institute of Materials Physics, P.O. Box MG-7, 077125 Bucharest-Magurele, Romania
John DiGnazio
Affiliation:
Duquesne University, Department of Physics, Fisher Hall, Pittsburgh, PA 15282, USA
Tianhong Xu
Affiliation:
Duquesne University, Department of Physics, Fisher Hall, Pittsburgh, PA 15282, USAFlexEl, LLC, 387 Technology Drive, College Park, MD 20742, USA
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*(Email: sorescu@duq.edu)
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Abstract

Nanoparticle system with the compositionxEu2O3-(1-x)α-Fe2O3 (x= 0.1 and 0.5) was successfully synthesized by mechanochemicalactivation of Eu2O3 andα-Fe2O3 mixtures for 0-12 hours of ball millingtime. The study is of relevance to catalysis, biomedical, sensing andenergy-related applications. 57Fe and 151EuMössbauer spectroscopy were used to investigate the phase evolution,solid solution formation and hyperfine parameters ofxEu2O3-(1-x)α-Fe2O3nanoparticle system under the mechanochemical activation process. The57Fe Mössbauer studies showed that the spectrum of the ballmilled samples evolved from a sextet for hematite to sextets and a doublet uponduration of the milling process with europium oxide. This indicated theformation of the EuFeO3 perovskite for large x values and longmilling times. The 151Eu Mössbauer investigations showedthat the isomer shift decreased with increasing milling time for all molarconcentrations employed.

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