V. Panagopoulos, E. Devlin, Y. Sanakis, V. Psycharis, M. Pissas
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Abstract
We examined the crystal and magnetic properties of the polymorphic LiFeO\(_2\) compound using Mössbauer spectra (MS), X-ray diffraction data (XRD), and magnetic measurements. X-ray diffraction analysis of \(\alpha\)-LiFeO\(_2\) and \(\beta '\)-LiFeO\(_2\) phases reveals that short-range ordering observed in the \(\alpha\)-LiFeO\(_2\) phase is potentially linked to the \(\beta '\)-LiFeO\(_2\) phase nanoregions. Low-temperature MS of the \(\alpha\)-LiFeO\(_2\) phase reveal a complicated disordered magnetic state below 90 K. Rietveld analysis of the XRD data of the \(\gamma\)-LiFeO\(_2\) phase reveals a defect microstructure. These defects produce a complicated distribution of the hyperfine magnetic field estimated from MS. While it is not possible to produce the \(\beta '\)-LiFeO\(_2\) phase in pure form, extended annealing of the \(\alpha\)-LiFeO\(_2\) phase at 400 \(^\circ\)C yields a nanocomposite material comprising nanoregions of both \(\beta '\)-LiFeO\(_2\) and \(\gamma\)-LiFeO\(_2\) phases.
我们使用莫斯鲍尔光谱(MS)、X 射线衍射数据(XRD)和磁性测量方法研究了多晶态 LiFeO\(_2\) 化合物的晶体和磁性。对(α)-LiFeO(_2)和(β)-LiFeO(_2)相的 X 射线衍射分析表明,在(α)-LiFeO(_2)相中观察到的短程有序化可能与(β)-LiFeO(_2)相纳米区域有关。对(α)-LiFeO(_2)相的 XRD 数据进行的里特维尔德分析揭示了一种有缺陷的微观结构。这些缺陷产生了由 MS 估算的超频磁场的复杂分布。虽然不可能生产出纯的(beta)-LiFeO(_2)相、α)-LiFeO(_2)相在400℃下的扩展退火产生了一种纳米复合材料,这种材料由(β)-LiFeO(_2)相和(gamma)-LiFeO(_2)相的纳米区域组成。图形摘要
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