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Missouri University of Science and Technology

2004

Mössbauer Spectroscopy

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Mössbauer Spectral Study Of The Magnetocaloric Femnp₁₋ₓasₓ Compounds, Raphäel P. Hermann, Ojied Tegus, Ekkehard H. Brück, K. H. J. Buschow, Frank R. De Boer, Gary J. Long, Fernande Grandjean Dec 2004

Mössbauer Spectral Study Of The Magnetocaloric Femnp₁₋ₓasₓ Compounds, Raphäel P. Hermann, Ojied Tegus, Ekkehard H. Brück, K. H. J. Buschow, Frank R. De Boer, Gary J. Long, Fernande Grandjean

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The magnetic phase transitions in the FeMnP1-xAsx compounds with x= 0.25, 0.35, 0.45, 0.50, and 0.55, have been studied by iron-57 Mössbauer spectroscopy. The ferromagnetic and antiferromagnetic spectra have been analyzed with a model that takes into account the random distribution of the P and As near-neighbor anions of a given iron site. This distribution is a binomial distribution of the contributions to the spectra of each iron with n As near neighbors. A magnetostriction model has been used to characterize the temperature induced paramagnetic to ferromagnetic first-order phase transition and order parameters, ηF=2.6, 2.3, …


Characterization And Magnetic Properties Of Core/Shell Structured Fe/Au Nanoparticles, Sung-Jin Cho, Susan M. Kauzlarich, Justin Olamit, Kai Liu, Fernande Grandjean, Leïla Rebbouh, Gary J. Long Jun 2004

Characterization And Magnetic Properties Of Core/Shell Structured Fe/Au Nanoparticles, Sung-Jin Cho, Susan M. Kauzlarich, Justin Olamit, Kai Liu, Fernande Grandjean, Leïla Rebbouh, Gary J. Long

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Au-coated Fe nanoparticles have been prepared by using a reverse micelle method through reduction of an aqueous solution. Characterizations have been carried out over time to probe the oxidation of Fe. Immediately after synthesis, the samples exhibit metallic conduction and a negative magnetoresistance, consistent with the presence of α-Fe. The temperature dependence of magnetization displays a maximum at a blocking temperature of around 150 K. After a period of 1 month, the samples exhibit insulating behavior, indicating the oxidation of the Fe core. Mössbauer spectroscopy indicates the presence of an α-Fe component and a broad distribution of local environments.