Abstract
We synthesized well-crystallized ilmenite-type FeGeO3 to investigate its structural and magnetic properties. Ilmenite-type FeGeO 3 were synthesized by high-pressure synthesis technique using a Kawai-type multi-anvil apparatus. Their structural and magnetic properties were examined by XRD analysis with Rietveld refinement, transmission electron microscopy, Mössbauer spectroscopy and SQUID-magnetization measurements. The subsequent annealing after the high-pressure synthesis was effective to improve the crystallinity of the ilmenite-type FeGeO3. The primary particle size of ilmenite-type FeGeO3 was ∼15 nm. Some particles seemed to be covered with non- or poorly crystalline phase even after the annealing, and others showed a lamellar microstructure parallel to the (0 0 1) plane. Theilmenite-type FeGeO3 showed typical antiferromagnetic behavior with the Néel temperature of 79 K.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 520-524 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Journal of Solid State Chemistry |
Volume | 198 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Feb 2013 |
Keywords
- Fe Mössbauer spectroscopy
- High-pressure synthesis
- Ilmenite-FeGeO
- Rietveld refinement
- SQUID magnetometry
- Transmission electron microscopy
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Ceramics and Composites
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
- Inorganic Chemistry
- Materials Chemistry