<p>GdFeO<sub>3</sub> nanoparticles were synthesized using an improved co-precipitation method using a 5% ammonium hydrogen carbonate solution, followed by annealing for 1&#xa0;h at 750, 850, and 950&#xa0;°C. The synthesized samples were characterized using DSC/TGA, FTIR, PXRD, TEM, EDX/EDX-mapping, UV–Vis, and VSM analyses. The DSC curve exhibited two endothermic peaks (70.45 and 141.30&#xa0;°C) and three exothermic peaks (333.01, 480.93, and 723.41&#xa0;°C), while TGA analysis indicated that mass loss ceased at approximately 750&#xa0;°C. PXRD patterns of all calcined samples confirmed a perovskite structure with space group <i>Pbnm</i>, and the average crystalline size and lattice volume increased with rising annealing temperatures. TEM images revealed that the synthesized GdFeO<sub>3</sub> nanoparticles were weakly angular spherical particles ranging from approximately 20–55&#xa0;nm. Magnetic analysis showed that the GdFeO<sub>3</sub> orthoferrite nanopowder exhibited paramagnetic behavior, with net magnetization (<i>M</i><sub><i>n</i></sub> ~ 1.4 – 2.0 emu·g<sup>−1</sup>) increasing with calcination temperature while maintaining negligible remanence and coercivity. Additionally, the nanoparticles displayed strong optical absorption in the UV (λ ~ 200 – 400&#xa0;nm) and visible (λ ~ 400 – 600&#xa0;nm) regions. Compared to certain reported RFeO<sub>3</sub> perovskites (R = Gd, Nd, Y, La, Ho), the synthesized GdFeO<sub>3</sub> nanopowder demonstrated both higher magnetization and a significantly lower band gap energy.</p>

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Structural, thermal, optical, and magnetic behavior of the nanosized perovskite-like GdFeO3 synthesized by modified co-precipitation method

  • Hoang Huy Nguyen,
  • Thi Thu Trang Nguyen,
  • Valentina Olegovna Mittova,
  • Elena Viktorovna Tomina,
  • Anh Thi Ngoc Vu,
  • Anh Tien Nguyen

摘要

GdFeO3 nanoparticles were synthesized using an improved co-precipitation method using a 5% ammonium hydrogen carbonate solution, followed by annealing for 1 h at 750, 850, and 950 °C. The synthesized samples were characterized using DSC/TGA, FTIR, PXRD, TEM, EDX/EDX-mapping, UV–Vis, and VSM analyses. The DSC curve exhibited two endothermic peaks (70.45 and 141.30 °C) and three exothermic peaks (333.01, 480.93, and 723.41 °C), while TGA analysis indicated that mass loss ceased at approximately 750 °C. PXRD patterns of all calcined samples confirmed a perovskite structure with space group Pbnm, and the average crystalline size and lattice volume increased with rising annealing temperatures. TEM images revealed that the synthesized GdFeO3 nanoparticles were weakly angular spherical particles ranging from approximately 20–55 nm. Magnetic analysis showed that the GdFeO3 orthoferrite nanopowder exhibited paramagnetic behavior, with net magnetization (Mn ~ 1.4 – 2.0 emu·g−1) increasing with calcination temperature while maintaining negligible remanence and coercivity. Additionally, the nanoparticles displayed strong optical absorption in the UV (λ ~ 200 – 400 nm) and visible (λ ~ 400 – 600 nm) regions. Compared to certain reported RFeO3 perovskites (R = Gd, Nd, Y, La, Ho), the synthesized GdFeO3 nanopowder demonstrated both higher magnetization and a significantly lower band gap energy.