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Chioncel, M. and Díaz-Guerra Viejo, Carlos and Piqueras de Noriega, Javier (2008) Shape-controlled synthesis and cathodoluminescence properties of elongated α-Fe_2O_3 nanostructures. Journal of Applied Physics, 104 (12). ISSN 0021-8979
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.3054168
Abstract
α-Fe_2O_3 (hematite) nanostructures with various morphologies have been grown by thermal oxidation of compacted iron powder at temperatures between 700 and 900 degrees C. Different thermal treatments have been found to induce the growth of single-crystalline nanowires, nanobelts, nanoplates and featherlike structures, free and caped nanopillars, and pyramidal microcrystals or cactuslike microstructures. The experimental conditions leading to the different morphologies have been systematically investigated, as well as the possible growth mechanisms. The obtained nanostructures have been characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), high-resolution transmission electron microscopy, x-ray diffraction, and cathodoluminescence (CL) spectroscopy in the SEM. The formation of the nanostructures induces changes in the intensity and spectral distribution of the CL emission, as compared with the bulk material. Ligand to metal charge transfer transitions as well as Fe^(3+) ligand field transitions are thought to be involved in the observed luminescence. The evolution of the panchromatic CL intensity in the visible range as a function of temperature shows some anomalies that may be induced by magnetic ordering effects.
Item Type: | Article |
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Additional Information: | © 2008 American Institute of Physics. |
Uncontrolled Keywords: | Iron-Oxide, Magnetic-Properties, Optical-Absorption, Aligned Arrays, Field-Emission, Nanowires, Hematite, Growth, Nanoparticles, Fluorescence |
Subjects: | Sciences > Physics > Materials |
ID Code: | 25803 |
Deposited On: | 16 Jun 2014 15:57 |
Last Modified: | 16 Jun 2014 15:57 |
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