Crystal/magnetic structure and cation inversion in hydrothermally synthesized MnFe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub>, CoFe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub>, NiFe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub>, and ZnFe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub> nanoparticles: a neutron powder diffraction study
H.L. Andersen, Matilde Saura‐Múzquiz, Cecilia Granados‐Miralles, Rebekka Klemmt, Espen Drath Bøjesen, Mogens Christensen
Abstract
Joint PXRD and NPD analysis of crystal and magnetic structures of MnFe 2 O 4 , CoFe 2 O 4 , NiFe 2 O 4 and ZnFe 2 O 4 nanoparticles reveal how cation type affects spinel inversion, crystallite size, and magnetism.
Topics & Concepts
Materials scienceCrystallographyCrystal structureInversion (geology)Inorganic chemistryChemistryGeologyStructural basinPaleontologyMagnetic Properties and Synthesis of FerritesX-ray Diffraction in CrystallographyIron oxide chemistry and applications