Structural and magnetic properties of pristine and Fe-doped NiO nanoparticles synthesized by the co-precipitation method
- UGC-DAE Consortium for Scientific Research, Kolkata Centre, III/LB-8, Bidhannagar, Kolkata 70098 (India)
- Department of Physics, University College of Science, 92, A P C Road, Kolkata 700009 (India)
Highlights: ► The prepared samples were characterized by XRD, TEM, HR-TEM techniques. ► Magnetic properties of the samples were compared. ► Surface spins frozen at lower temperatures resulted a spin glass. ► The samples show enhancement of coercivity with decreased temperature. -- Abstract: Ni{sub 1−x}Fe{sub x}O (x = 0 and 0.03) nanoparticles are synthesized by a chemical route. XRD and TEM measurements confirm phase purity and crystallinity of the nanoparticles. Fe substitution in NiO reduces considerably the average particle size of the nanoparticles. The pristine NiO sample with size 14 nm and Fe-substituted sample having size 7 nm show room temperature ferromagnetism. The pristine NiO having 31 nm size and Fe-substituted sample with size 25 nm are found to be antiferromagnetic. The M–H and M–T behavior of the pristine and Fe-doped samples are explained with a core–shell model with an antiferromagnetic core and a ferromagnetic shell. The disordered spins at the shell give rise to a spin-glass like frozen state below 10 K. The obtained room temperature ferromagnetism in the pristine and Fe-doped NiO has been attributed to particle size effect.
- OSTI ID:
- 22215721
- Journal Information:
- Materials Research Bulletin, Vol. 47, Issue 9; Other Information: Copyright (c) 2012 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0025-5408
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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