A Solid-State Electrochemical Reaction as the Origin of Magnetism at Oxide Nanoparticle Interfaces
- 1 January 2010
- journal article
- Published by The Electrochemical Society in Journal of the Electrochemical Society
- Vol. 157 (3), E31-E35
- https://doi.org/10.1149/1.3272638
Abstract
Solid oxide interfaces are at the forefront of solid-state science and materials research, exhibiting very appealing properties for new devices. This work describes the appearance of unexpected magnetic phenomena related to solid-state redox reaction, which might be the origin of the recently discovered magnetic signals in oxide multilayers and ceramic mixtures. The magnetic signal arises only when dissimilar oxide nanoparticles are simply mixed at room temperature, and it is not observed when nanoparticles are of the same chemical composition. Therefore, the phenomenon is ascribed to an interfacial solid-state reaction. Raman and X-ray absorption spectroscopies, scanning electron microscopy, and vibrating sample magnetometer have allowed us to identify the origin of the ferrimagnetic response. It is due to an electrochemical surface reduction of in octahedral coordination to . So, interactions are produced. The reaction is driven by the different surface basicity of the oxides and has allowed obtaining different degrees of reaction, and concomitantly a proportionally strong magnetic response, when nanoparticles are mixed with , , , and ZnO (from a larger to a smaller ferrimagnetic response). Also, a mechanism by which nanoparticles become ferrimagnetic is proposed.Keywords
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