Published January 2008 | Version v1
Journal article

Air stability and magnetic properties of GdN, TiN, and (Gd,Ti)N nanoparticles

  • 1. Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Institute of Metal Research and International Centre for Materials Physics (China)
  • 2. Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials (Korea, Republic of)
  • 3. University of Amsterdam, Van der Waals Zeeman Institute (Netherlands)

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GdN, TiN, and (Gd,Ti)N nanoparticles were prepared by arc evaporating Gd, Ti, and Gd-Ti alloys in N2, respectively. Most of these nanoparticles show narrow size distribution with average diameter of 20 nm. Shell/core structure was observed in the (Gd,Ti)N nanoparticles, in which the shell was formed by surface reaction with air. (Gd,Ti)N nanoparticles are more stable than GdN nanoparticles in air due partially to the formation of the protective shell. The Curie temperature of GdN nanoparticles is lower than that of the bulk GdN. Both GdN and (Gd, Ti)N nanoparticles are difficult to reach magnetic saturation and show zero coercivity

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Journal Title
Journal of Nanoparticle Research
Journal Volume
10
Journal Issue
1
Journal Page Range
p. 53-58
ISSN
1388-0764

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