Low-temperature synthesis and nanomagnetism of large-area α-Fe2O3 nanobelts
Large-area one dimensional (1D) α-Fe2O3 nanostructures were grown on iron substrates by catalyst-free thermal oxidation process at low temperatures in air. The structure characterization revealed that the nanostructures are single crystalline α-Fe2O3. Two kinds of α-Fe2O3 nanostructures, nanobelts a...
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| Language: | English |
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2014
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10356/100975 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/19028 |
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| Institution: | Nanyang Technological University |
| Language: | English |
| Summary: | Large-area one dimensional (1D) α-Fe2O3 nanostructures were grown on iron substrates by catalyst-free thermal oxidation process at low temperatures in air. The structure characterization revealed that the nanostructures are single crystalline α-Fe2O3. Two kinds of α-Fe2O3 nanostructures, nanobelts and nanoflakes, were obtained due to the different growth temperature range. A surface diffusion mechanism is proposed to account for the nanobelts and nanoflakes growth. The Morin temperature TM of pure 1D α-Fe2O3 nanostructures is 121 K, which is far below their bulk counterparts. The coercive field depends on temperature, and takes values 471 Oe at 5 K and about 260 Oe when the temperature is greater than TM , respectively. |
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