Abstract
Nanostructured partially-inverted ZnFe2O4 particles have been
prepared from bulk ZnFe2O4 by high-energy ball milling in an open
container. The grain size reduction, cation site distributions,
and the evolution of magnetic structures have been studied by
x-ray diffraction with Rietveld structure refinements,
transmission electron microscopy, and Mossbauer spectroscopy. It
is found that a change of magnetic structure from an
antiferromagnetic to a ferrimagnetic (or ferromagnetic) structure
occurs in the milled samples. This change is correlated with the
redistribution of the cations, Zn and Fe, in the A and B
sublattics.
| Original language | English |
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| Journal | Nanostructured Materials |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue number | 5-8 |
| Pages (from-to) | 737-740 |
| ISSN | 0965-0773 |
| Publication status | Published - 1999 |