Sol-gel synthesis and the investigation of the properties of nanocrystalline holmium orthoferrite

  • A. T. Nguyen
  • , H. L.T. Tran
  • , Ph U.T. Nguyen
  • , I. Ya Mittova
  • , V. O. Mittova
  • , E. L. Viryutina
  • , V. H. Nguyen
  • , X. V. Bui
  • , T. L. Nguyen

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Abstract

Holmium orthoferrite nanocrystals (HoFeO3) were synthesized from an aqueous solution by the sol-gel method, using polyvinyl alcohol as a stabilizer and annealing at temperatures of 650, 750, and 850 °C for an hour. According to the results of the performed analyses, it was found that with an increase in the annealing temperature, the average size of HoFeO3 crystallites increases from 24 to 30 nm. The magnetic characteristics of the samples were measured and it was shown that holmium orthoferrite is a paramagnet with a low coercive force. The band gap of nanocrystalline holmium ferrite is determined.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)698-704
Number of pages7
JournalNanosystems: Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics
Volume11
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jan 2020
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Holmium orthoferrite
  • Magnetic properties
  • Nanoparticles
  • Optical properties
  • Sol-gel technique

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Mathematics (miscellaneous)
  • Materials Science (miscellaneous)
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)

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