The transformation γ-Fe2O3-α-Fe2O3: experiment and model

Homogeneous maghemite (γ–Fe2O3) nanoparticles with an average crystal size around 5 nm were synthesized by successive hydrolysis, oxidation, and dehydration of tetrapyridino-ferrous chloride. Morphological, thermal, and structural properties were investigated by transmission electron microscopy (TEM), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), and x-ray diffraction (XRD) techniques. Rietveld refinement indicated a cubic cell. The superstructure reflections, related to the ordering of cation lattice vacancies, were not detected in the diffraction pattern. Kinetics of the solid-state phase transition of nanocrystalline maghemite to hematite (α–Fe2O3), investigated by energy dispersive x-ray diffraction (EDXRD), indicates that direct transformation from nanocrystalline maghemite to microcrystalline hematite takes place during isothermal treatment at 385 °C. This temperature is lower than that observed both for microcrystalline maghemite and for nanocrystalline maghemite supported on silica.

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The transformation γ-Fe2O3-α-Fe2O3: experiment and model

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The transformation γ-Fe2O3-α-Fe2O3: experiment and model

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Mössbauer and X-ray diffraction studies of heat-treated Fe3O4 fine particles

Mössbauer and X-ray diffraction studies of heat-treated Fe3O4 fine particles

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