Structure and Physical Properties of the LaBiFe2O6 Perovskite Produced by the Modified Pechini Method

Autor: Johny Andrés Jaramillo Palacio, Elixir William Barrera Bello, Julián Andrés Munévar Cagigas, Oscar Arnache, David A. Landínez-Téllez, Jairo Roa-Rojas
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Materials Research, Vol 20, Iss 5, Pp 1309-1316 (2017)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1516-1439
1980-5373
DOI: 10.1590/1980-5373-mr-2017-0290
Popis: In this paper the synthesis of the LaBiFe2O6 material by the modified Pechini method is reported. Structural, morphologic, magnetic and optic experimental studies were performed. Rietveld refinement of x-ray diffraction patterns revealed that LaBiFe2O6 crystallizes in an orthorhombic perovskite structure (space group Pnma, # 62). Scanning electron microscopy images showed the nanometric feature of grains. X-ray dispersive spectroscopy permitted to infer the obtaining of the LaBiFe2O6 expected stoichiometry. Results of magnetic susceptibility as a function of temperature and field magnetization evidenced mixed ferromagnetism and superparamagnetism behavior at T=300 K. Mössbauer spectroscopy supported the superparamagnetic and ferromagnetic responses as a result of the nanogranular morphology and anisotropy effects. Spectrum of diffuse reflectance suggest that this material behaves as a semiconductor with energy gap Eg=2.13 eV.
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