Abstract
Zinc-doped yttrium orthoferrite nanocrystals having the perovskite structure were prepared by coprecipitation of yttrium, zinc, and iron hydroxides. The limiting zinc doping level of the yttrium ferrite to yield a ZnFe2O4 spinel second phase was determined. The yttrium orthoferrite particle size was found to be a nonmonotone function of dopant concentration. The specific magnetization of yttrium ferrite nanocrystals increases with increasing zinc doping level from 0.242 A m2/kg (in undoped YFeO3) to 1.327 A m2/kg (the ratio (1–x)YFeO3: xZn (x = 0.4)) at Т = 300 K in 1250-kA/m field. A zinc ferrite impurity in samples enhances the ferromagnetism of the material.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 742-746 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Russian Journal of Inorganic Chemistry |
Volume | 63 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1 Jun 2018 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Materials Science (miscellaneous)
- Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
- Inorganic Chemistry