Chem. J. Chinese Universities ›› 2012, Vol. 33 ›› Issue (07): 1376.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.0251-0790.2012.07.003

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Controlled Fabrication of Mn0.6Zn0.4Fe2O4 Magnetic Submicrospheres and Their Magnetic Properties

WANG Yi-Long1,2, ZHANG Huan1,2, ZHAO Su-Ling1,3   

  1. 1. State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing,Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China;
    2. Department of Chemistry, School of Sciences,Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China;
    3. Center for Material Research and Testing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China
  • Received:2011-12-15 Online:2012-07-10 Published:2012-07-10

Abstract: Monodispersed manganese-zinc ferrite(Mn0.6Zn0.4Fe2O4) submicrospheres were synthesized by a simple solvothermal method. The influences of reaction parameters on the structure, morphology, diameter and magnetic properties of the Mn0.6Zn0.4Fe2O4 submicrospheres were investigated. The results showed that metal ions were first hydrolyzed to form ferric hydroxide, manganic hydroxide and zinc hydroxide, which then dehydrated to form Mn0.6Zn0.4Fe2O4 nanoparticles. These Mn0.6Zn0.4Fe2O4 nanoparticles first agglomerated to produce homogeneous submicrospheres with loose structure, and finally evolved into compact monodispersed submicrospheres through Ostwald ripening. Increasing the amount of ethylene glycol or polyethylene glycol or decreasing pH value, the diameter of the submicrospheres could be controlled in a range of 150-500 nm, while the size of nanoparticle which composed the submicrospheres decreased, consequently, saturation magnetization increased, remanence and coercivity decreased.

Key words: Manganese-zinc ferrite, Magnetic submicrosphere, Magnetic property

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