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Exchange-Biased NiFe2O4/NiO Nanocomposites Derived from NiFe-Layered Double Hydroxides as a Single Precursor

Show Author's Information Xiaofei Zhao,  Sailong Xu,  Lianying Wang,  Xue Duan,  Fazhi Zhang( )
State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource EngineeringBeijing University of Chemical TechnologyBeijing100029China
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Layered double hydroxide, exchange bias, topotactic mechanism, interfacial interaction, magnetic stability
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NiFe2O4 nanoparticles (< 10 nm) embedded in a NiO matrix have been fabricated by calcining the corresponding NiⅡFeⅢ-layered double hydroxide (LDH) precursors at high temperature (500 ℃). Compared with the NiFe2O4/NiO nanocomposite obtained by calcination of a precursor prepared by a traditional chemical coprecipitation method, those derived from NiFe-LDH precursors show much higher blocking temperatures (TB) (~380 K). The enhanced magnetic stability can be ascribed to the much stronger interfacial interaction between NiFe2O4 and NiO phases due to the topotactic nature of the transformation of the LDH precursor to the NiFe2O4/NiO composite material. Through tuning the NiⅡ/FeⅢ molar ratio of the NiFe-LDH precursor, the NiFe2O4 concentration can be precisely controlled, and the TB value as well as the magnetic properties of the final material can also be regulated. This work represents a successful example of the fabrication of ferro(ferri)magnetic (FM)/antiferrimagnetic (AFM) systems with high magnetic stability from LDH precursors. This method is general and may be readily extended to other FM/AFM systems due to the wide range of available LDH precursors.


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Exchange-Biased NiFe2O4/NiO Nanocomposites Derived from NiFe-Layered Double Hydroxides as a Single Precursor

Show Author's information Xiaofei Zhao, Sailong Xu, Lianying Wang, Xue Duan, Fazhi Zhang( )
State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource EngineeringBeijing University of Chemical TechnologyBeijing100029China

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NiFe2O4 nanoparticles (< 10 nm) embedded in a NiO matrix have been fabricated by calcining the corresponding NiⅡFeⅢ-layered double hydroxide (LDH) precursors at high temperature (500 ℃). Compared with the NiFe2O4/NiO nanocomposite obtained by calcination of a precursor prepared by a traditional chemical coprecipitation method, those derived from NiFe-LDH precursors show much higher blocking temperatures (TB) (~380 K). The enhanced magnetic stability can be ascribed to the much stronger interfacial interaction between NiFe2O4 and NiO phases due to the topotactic nature of the transformation of the LDH precursor to the NiFe2O4/NiO composite material. Through tuning the NiⅡ/FeⅢ molar ratio of the NiFe-LDH precursor, the NiFe2O4 concentration can be precisely controlled, and the TB value as well as the magnetic properties of the final material can also be regulated. This work represents a successful example of the fabrication of ferro(ferri)magnetic (FM)/antiferrimagnetic (AFM) systems with high magnetic stability from LDH precursors. This method is general and may be readily extended to other FM/AFM systems due to the wide range of available LDH precursors.

Keywords: Layered double hydroxide, exchange bias, topotactic mechanism, interfacial interaction, magnetic stability

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Received: 05 November 2009
Revised: 21 January 2010
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Published: 05 May 2010
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We would like to thank Professor David G. Evans in the State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, who helped us check the manuscript and refine the language carefully and also offered a lot of constructive suggestions for this paper. This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China, the 111 Project (No. B07004), the 973 Program (No. 2009CB939802), the Program for New Century Excellent Talents in Universities (No. NCET-07-0055), and the Beijing Nova Program (No. 2007B021).

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