LOW-TEMPERATURE STABLE NANOMETER-SIZE FCC-FE PARTICLES WITH NO MAGNETIC-ORDERING

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作者
HANEDA, K
ZHOU, ZX
MORRISH, AH
MAJIMA, T
MIYAHARA, T
机构
[1] UNIV MANITOBA,DEPT PHYS,WINNIPEG R3T 2N2,MANITOBA,CANADA
[2] INST PHYS & CHEM RES,WAKO 35001,JAPAN
[3] DAINIPPON INK & CHEM INC,SAKURA 28501,JAPAN
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PHYSICAL REVIEW B | 1992年 / 46卷 / 21期
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10.1103/PhysRevB.46.13832
中图分类号
T [工业技术];
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08 ;
摘要
Nanometer-size iron particles (approximately 8. nm diameter) with the face-centered-cubic (fcc) structure were made using a technique based on the transversely excited atmospheric CO2-laser-induced breakdown of Fe(CO)5. This fcc gamma-Fe phase is extremely stable based on observations over three years. Mossbauer spectra over a small velocity range with and without a magnetic field applied show that these nanometer fcc-Fe particles are paramagnets down to a temperature of 1.8 K. This result supports theoretical predictions that the ground state of fcc iron depends strongly on the volume.
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页码:13832 / 13837
页数:6
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