Structural and Mössbauer characterization of the ball-milledFex(Al2O3)100−x system
| Autor: | L. F. Cótica, S.N. de Medeiros, Célia Kimie Matsuda, J.B.M. da Cunha, B. Hallouche, S. L. Silva, Andrea Paesano |
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| Rok vydání: | 2004 |
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| Zdroj: | Journal of Applied Physics. 96:2540-2546 |
| ISSN: | 1089-7550 0021-8979 |
| DOI: | 10.1063/1.1771480 |
| Popis: | Metal-oxide composites were synthesized by high-energy ball milling of metallic iron (α-Fe) and alumina (α-Al2O3) powders, varying the starting relative concentration and the milling time. The samples were characterized by scanning electron microscopy, x-ray diffraction, and Mossbauer spectroscopy. The results revealed the formation of a FeAl2O3+W spinel phase (hercynite) and of iron (super)paramagnetic nanoprecipitates, in addition to residual magnetic iron and alumina. We also observed that the relative amounts of nanoprecipitates and hercynite for isochronally milled samples were correlated with the sample nominal concentration x, with the precursor iron being relatively more converted in those phases for low x values. Particularly for x=10 milled sample, the relative amounts of the (super)paramagnetic and spinel phases were observed to increase linearly with the milling time. An x=20∕24h milled sample was annealed in H2 atmosphere and revealed the reduction of hercynite, with iron phase separation. |
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