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Title: Nanoscale Metastable ε-Fe 3 N Ferromagnetic Materials by Self-Sustained Reactions

Abstract

A single-step method for the preparation of metastable epsilon-Fe3N nanoparticles by combustion of reactive gels containing iron nitrate (Fe(NO3)(3)) and hexamethylenetetramine (C6H12N4) in an inert atmosphere is reported. The results of Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and thermal analysis coupled with dynamic mass spectrometry revealed that the exothermic decomposition of a coordination complex formed between Fe(NO3)(3) and HMTA is responsible for the formation of epsilon-Fe3N nanoscale particles with sizes of 5-15 nm. The magnetic properties between 5 and 350 K are characterized using a superconducting quantum interference device (SQUID) magnetometer, revealing a ferromagnetic behavior with a low-temperature magnetic moment of 1.09 mu(B)/Fe, high room temperature saturation magnetization (similar to 80 emu/g), and low remanent magnetization (similar to 15 emu/g). The obtained value for the Curie temperature of , similar to 522 K is close to that (similar to 575 K) for bulk epsilon-Fe3N reported in the literature.

Authors:
ORCiD logo [1];  [2]; ORCiD logo [1]; ORCiD logo [3];  [1];  [1];  [1];  [1]; ORCiD logo [1]
  1. Univ. of Notre Dame, IN (United States)
  2. National Univ. of Science and Technology (MISIS), Moscow (Russian Federation)
  3. Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Univ. of Notre Dame, IN (United States); Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA); Russian Federation - Ministry of Education and Science; National Science Foundation (NSF); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
OSTI Identifier:
1530155
Alternate Identifier(s):
OSTI ID: 1531168
Grant/Contract Number:  
NA0003888; AC02-06CH11357
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Inorganic Chemistry
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 58; Journal Issue: 9; Journal ID: ISSN 0020-1669
Publisher:
American Chemical Society (ACS)
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

Citation Formats

Mukasyan, Alexander S., Roslyakov, Sergey, Pauls, Joshua M., Gallington, Leighanne C., Orlova, Tatyana, Liu, Xinyu, Dobrowolska, Margaret, Furdyna, Jacek K., and Manukyan, Khachatur V. Nanoscale Metastable ε-Fe 3 N Ferromagnetic Materials by Self-Sustained Reactions. United States: N. p., 2019. Web. doi:10.1021/acs.inorgchem.8b03553.
Mukasyan, Alexander S., Roslyakov, Sergey, Pauls, Joshua M., Gallington, Leighanne C., Orlova, Tatyana, Liu, Xinyu, Dobrowolska, Margaret, Furdyna, Jacek K., & Manukyan, Khachatur V. Nanoscale Metastable ε-Fe 3 N Ferromagnetic Materials by Self-Sustained Reactions. United States. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.8b03553
Mukasyan, Alexander S., Roslyakov, Sergey, Pauls, Joshua M., Gallington, Leighanne C., Orlova, Tatyana, Liu, Xinyu, Dobrowolska, Margaret, Furdyna, Jacek K., and Manukyan, Khachatur V. Fri . "Nanoscale Metastable ε-Fe 3 N Ferromagnetic Materials by Self-Sustained Reactions". United States. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.8b03553. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1530155.
@article{osti_1530155,
title = {Nanoscale Metastable ε-Fe 3 N Ferromagnetic Materials by Self-Sustained Reactions},
author = {Mukasyan, Alexander S. and Roslyakov, Sergey and Pauls, Joshua M. and Gallington, Leighanne C. and Orlova, Tatyana and Liu, Xinyu and Dobrowolska, Margaret and Furdyna, Jacek K. and Manukyan, Khachatur V.},
abstractNote = {A single-step method for the preparation of metastable epsilon-Fe3N nanoparticles by combustion of reactive gels containing iron nitrate (Fe(NO3)(3)) and hexamethylenetetramine (C6H12N4) in an inert atmosphere is reported. The results of Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and thermal analysis coupled with dynamic mass spectrometry revealed that the exothermic decomposition of a coordination complex formed between Fe(NO3)(3) and HMTA is responsible for the formation of epsilon-Fe3N nanoscale particles with sizes of 5-15 nm. The magnetic properties between 5 and 350 K are characterized using a superconducting quantum interference device (SQUID) magnetometer, revealing a ferromagnetic behavior with a low-temperature magnetic moment of 1.09 mu(B)/Fe, high room temperature saturation magnetization (similar to 80 emu/g), and low remanent magnetization (similar to 15 emu/g). The obtained value for the Curie temperature of , similar to 522 K is close to that (similar to 575 K) for bulk epsilon-Fe3N reported in the literature.},
doi = {10.1021/acs.inorgchem.8b03553},
journal = {Inorganic Chemistry},
number = 9,
volume = 58,
place = {United States},
year = {Fri Apr 12 00:00:00 EDT 2019},
month = {Fri Apr 12 00:00:00 EDT 2019}
}

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