Structure and Properties of Cobalt Ferrite Synthesized by Coprecipitation
摘要
Samples of cobalt ferrite CoFe2O4 are synthesized by coprecipitation: 1) from iron(III) and cobalt(II) nitrates followed by calcination of the obtained precipitate at 500 °C and 1000 °C; 2) from iron(III) nitrate and cobalt(II) chloride followed by calcination of the obtained precipitate at 500 °C. They are characterized by powder X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, X-ray energy dispersive and Mössbauer spectroscopy, and in situ magnetometry. Before calcination the samples exhibit superparamagnetism; and the phase formation is not completed. The calcination stage is needed to reach the crystalline state. The crystalline sample with unit cell parameter a = 8.386 Å forms after calcination at 1000 °C. Magnetometric measurements show the formation of a phase with the Curie temperature close to 500 °C. According to the Mössbauer spectroscopic data, the cation distribution in the sample can be described as Fe0.53Co0.47 [Fe1.47Co0.53]O4. At –196 °C and 23 °C the calculated sizes of magnetic domains are 3.0 nm and 2.5 nm respectively.