Production of Zinc-Doped Yttrium Ferrite Nanopowders by the Sol–Gel Method

M. V. Berezhnaya, I. Ya Mittova, N. S. Perov, O. V. Al’myasheva, A. T. Nguyen, V. O. Mittova, V. V. Bessalova, E. L. Viryutina

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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 languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)742-746
Number of pages5
JournalRussian Journal of Inorganic Chemistry
Volume63
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jun 2018
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Materials Science (miscellaneous)
  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
  • Inorganic Chemistry

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