Exchange Bias Effect in NdFeO₃ System of Nanoparticles

• Authors: M. Vavra , M. Zentková , M. Mihalik , M. Mihalik Jr. , J. Lazúrová , V. Girman , M. Perovic , V. Kusigerski , P. Roupcova , Z. Jaglicic
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

We study the effect of nanometric size on the crystal structure, magnetic environment of iron and magnetization in NdFeO₃ system of nanoparticles. The average particle size of NdFeO₃ nanoparticles increases with annealing at 600°C from about 15 nm to 40 nm. The smallest particles on annealed sample have size approximately 30 nm and typically have character of single crystalline samples. All samples adopt orthorhombic crystal structure, space group Pnma with lattice parameters a =5.5817 Å, b=7.7663 Å and c =5.456 Å for as prepared sample. The presence of superparamagnetic particles was indicated by the Mössbauer measurements. The reduction of dimensionality induces a decrease of T_{N1} from 691 K to 544 K. The shift of magnetic hysteresis loop in vertical and horizontal direction was observed at low temperatures after cooling in magnetic field. We attribute such behaviour to exchange bias effect and discuss in the frame of core-shell model.

Keywords

EN

75.47.Lx; 75.50.Tt; 75.70.Rf; 75.60.Jk

Discipline

• 75.60.Jk: Magnetization reversal mechanisms
• 75.50.Tt: Fine-particle systems; nanocrystalline materials
• 75.70.Rf: Surface magnetism
• 75.47.Lx: Magnetic oxides

• Publisher: Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Acta Physica Polonica A
• Year: 2017
• Volume: 131
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 869-871

Dates

published

2017-04

Contributors

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M. Vavra

• Institute of Experimental Physics, SAS, Watsonova 47, 040 01 Košice, Slovakia
• P.J. Šafárik University, Faculty of Science, Košice, Slovak Republic

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M. Zentková

• Institute of Experimental Physics, SAS, Watsonova 47, 040 01 Košice, Slovakia

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M. Mihalik

• Institute of Experimental Physics, SAS, Watsonova 47, 040 01 Košice, Slovakia

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M. Mihalik Jr.

• Institute of Experimental Physics, SAS, Watsonova 47, 040 01 Košice, Slovakia

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J. Lazúrová

• Institute of Experimental Physics, SAS, Watsonova 47, 040 01 Košice, Slovakia

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V. Girman

• P.J. Šafárik University, Faculty of Science, Košice, Slovak Republic

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M. Perovic

• The Vinca Institute, University of Belgrade, 11001 Belgrade, Serbia

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V. Kusigerski

• The Vinca Institute, University of Belgrade, 11001 Belgrade, Serbia

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P. Roupcova

• Institute of Physics of Materials, ASCR, Zizkova 22, Brno, Czech Republic

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Z. Jaglicic

• MPM & FGG, Jadranska 19, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia

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Identifiers

DOI

10.12693/APhysPolA.131.869