351. Nanocrystalline α-Fe and #x03B5;-Fe3N particles prepared by chemical vapor condensation process
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Li, D., Choi, C.J., Yu, J.H., Kim, B.K., and Zhang, Z.D.
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PARTICLES , *MICROMECHANICS , *ELECTRON microscopy , *MICROSCOPY - Abstract
Nanocrystalline α-Fe and #x03B5;-Fe3N particles were synthesized by chemical vapor condensation method using Fe(CO)5 in a flowing NH3 atmosphere. Structural characteristics were investigated systematically by means of X-ray diffraction, high-resolution transmission electron microscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and energy dispersive X-ray. The mean particle size was in the order of 10–40 nm with uniform dispersion. With increasing decomposition temperature, the phase transformation occurred from amorphous+α-Fe nanoparticles to amorphous +α-Fe + Fe–N nanoparticles, and then to #x03B5;-Fe3N nanocrystalline. Magnetic properties of the Fe–N nanocrystalline particles were examined by vibrating sample magnetometer. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]
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- 2004
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