Yttrium Orthoferrite Powder Obtained by the Mechanochemical Synthesis

  • Zorica Ž. Lazarević Institute of Physics, University of Belgrade
  • Čedomir Jovalekić Institute for Multidisciplinary Research, University of Belgrade
  • Martina Gilić Institute of Physics, University of Belgrade
  • Valentin Ivanovski Institute of Nuclear Sciences Vinča, University of Belgrade
  • Ana Umićević Institute of Nuclear Sciences Vinča, University of Belgrade
  • Dalibor Sekulić Faculty of Technical Sciences, University of Novi Sad
  • Nebojša Ž. Romčević Institute of Physics, University of Belgrade

Abstract

Yttrium orthoferrite (YFeO3) powder was prepared by a mechanochemical synthesis from a mixture of Y2O3 and α–Fe2O3 powders in a planetary ball mill for 2.5 h. The obtained YFeO3 powder sample was characterized by X–ray diffraction (XRD), Raman and infrared spectroscopy. The average crystallite size calculated by the Scherrer equation was 12 nm. The Mössbauer spectroscopy at room temperature confirms the superparamagnetic character of YFeO3 orthoferrite sample.

Published
2017-12-13
Issue
Vol 49 No 3 (2017)
Section
Articles

Copyright 

Authors retain copyright of the published article and have the right to use the article in the ways permitted to third parties under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license. Full bibliographic information (authors, article title, journal title, volume, issue, pages) about the original publication must be provided and a link must be made to the article's DOI. This license allows to copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format, remix, transform, and build upon it for any purpose, even commercially, as long as appropriate credit is given to the original author(s), a link to the license is provided and it is indicated if changes were made.