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Title: Nanophase copper ferrite using an organic gelation technique

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OSTI ID:522290
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  1. Alfred Univ., NY (United States). NYS Coll. of Ceramics
  2. Ohio State Univ., Columbus, OH (United States). Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering

Nanocrystalline copper ferrite (Cu{sub 0.5}Fe{sub 2.5}O{sub 4}) was synthesized using a forward strike gelation method with polyacrylic acid (PAA) as a gelating agent. The dried gel was calcined at a low temperature of 400 C to get the final powder. The effect of pH and the ratio of the cation to the carboxylic group in the initial gel were studied with respect to both the phases and the crystallite size of the final powders synthesized. Phase and crystallite size analysis were done using x-ray diffraction and TEM. Saturation magnetization results were obtained using a SQUID magnetometer. The reactions occurring in the nano-size copper ferrite, in air as a function of temperature, were tracked using a dynamic high temperature x-ray diffraction (HTXRD) system.

OSTI ID:
522290
Report Number(s):
CONF-961202-; ISBN 1-55899-361-4; TRN: IM9739%%11
Resource Relation:
Conference: 1996 Fall meeting of the Materials Research Society (MRS), Boston, MA (United States), 2-6 Dec 1996; Other Information: PBD: 1997; Related Information: Is Part Of Nanophase and nanocomposite materials 2; Komarneni, S. [ed.] [Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park, PA (United States)]; Parker, J.C. [ed.] [Nanophase Technologies Corp., Burr Ridge, IL (United States)]; Wollenberger, H.J. [ed.] [Hahn-Meitner Inst., Berlin (Germany)]; PB: 573 p.; Materials Research Society symposium proceedings, Volume 457
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English