Preparation of Nanocrystalline Fe₂O₃ Powder by Cryomilling with Liquid Nitrogen and its Magnetic Property

Abstract:

Rapid preparation of nanocrystalline γ-Fe₂O₃ powder with superparamagnetism was realized by cryomilling commercial Fe₂O₃ powder using liquid nitrogen. The effects of milling temperature and duration on the grain size, phase and microstructure of the nanocrystalline Fe₂O₃ powder were analyzed. Magnetic property of the nanocrystalline γ-Fe₂O₃ powder was also tested by magnetometer at room temperature. The results demonstrate that nanocrystalline γ-Fe₂O₃ powder with single phase can be prepared rapidly by cryomilling with liquid nitrogen. The mean particle size of γ-Fe₂O₃ powder can be reduced from 300 nm to 13 nm by cryomilling at −130 °C within 3 hours. The nanocrystalline γ-Fe₂O₃ powder shows superparamagnetism at room temperature.

• Periodical: Materials Science Forum (Volume 993)
• Pages: 806-810
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.993.806
• Online since: May 2020
• Authors: Zhi Wei Zhang*, Bing Wei Luo, Hai Tao Zhou, Fen Wang
• Keywords: Cryomilling, Nanocrystalline Fe₂O₃ Powder, Particle Size, Superparamagnetism

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