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Microstructure-Property Correlations of Multifunctional Si-Fe Nanocomposite

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Multifunctional Si-Fe nanocomposites with varying atom percent of Fe were prepared by the high energy ball milling technique. Presence of pristine Fe and Si as separate entities in the nanocomposites was confirmed through the analyses of their Mössbauer spectrum and, x-ray diffraction patterns. The average grain size of Si has been found to be 40nm and the superparamagnetic Fe particles in the nanocomposite systems has been found to increase with increase in milling time. Transmission electron microscopic images revealed discontinuous distribution of Fe in the Si matrix. The Si-Fe nanocomposites exhibit both magnetic and photoluminescence properties at room temperature. The photoluminescence intensity was found to decrease with increase in Fe content in the nanocomposite samples, however, saturation magnetization and retentivity increases. Thus it is imperative that by adjusting the composition of Si-Fe nanocomposites their properties can be tailored to suit the desired requirements for applications in electronic devices.

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Kausik Basu, Subhranshu Chatterjee, Anirban Roychowdhury, Dipankar Das, Amitava Basumallick

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Electron Microscopy, Mössbauer Spectroscopy, Nanocomposite Materials, Photoluminescence Spectroscopy

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