Effect of manganese substitution of ferrite nanoparticles on particle grain structure. Issue 18 (25th August 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Yan, Zichun; Chaluvadi, Anish; FitzGerald, Sara; Spence, Sarah; Bleyer, Christopher; Zhu, Jiazhou; Crawford, Thomas M.; Getman, Rachel B.; Watt, John; Huber, Dale L.; Mefford, O. Thompson
• Is Part Of: Nanoscale advances. Volume 4:Issue 18(2022)
• Page Start: 3957
• Page End: 3965
• Publication Date: 2022-08-25
• Subjects: 620.5
• DOI: 10.1039/d2na00200k
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2516-0230

Abstract

Abstract : Manganese substitution induces crystallite shrinkage and loss of saturation magnetization for the manganese ferrite nanoparticles synthesized by thermal decomposition. Abstract : To investigate the influence of manganese substitution on the saturation magnetization of manganese ferrite nanoparticles, samples with various compositions (Mn x Fe3− x O4, x = 0, 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, and 1) were synthesized and characterized. The saturation magnetization of such materials was both calculated using density functional theory and measured via vibrating sample magnetometry. A discrepancy was found; the computational data demonstrated a positive correlation between manganese content and saturation magnetization, while the experimental data exhibited an inverse correlation. X-ray diffraction (XRD) and magnetometry results indicated that the crystallite diameter and the magnetic diameter decrease when adding more manganese, which could explain the loss of magnetization of the particles. For 20 nm nanoparticles, with increasing manganese substitution level, the crystallite size decreases from 10.9 nm to 6.3 nm and the magnetic diameter decreases from 15.1 nm to 3.5 nm. Further high resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM) analysis confirmed the manganese substitution induced defects in the crystal lattice, which encourages us to find ways of eliminating crystalline defects to make more reliable ferrite nanoparticles.