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Hydrothermal synthesis and magnetic properties of ErCrO4 nanoparticles

  • 1. School of Physics, University of Hyderabad, Prof. C.R. Rao Road, Gachibowli, Hyderabad - 500046 (India)

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Homogeneous single phase ErCrO4 nanoparticles have been synthesized by a modified sol-gel followed by hydrothermal method. X-ray diffraction reveals that the compound crystallizes into tetragonal structure with space group I41/amd. The average crystallite size was estimated to be 21(1) nm. Morphological analysis of the sample confirms uniform particles of size 20 nm. DC magnetic measurements show that ErCrO4 undergoes a paramagnetic-antiferromagnetic transition at 16 K, due to the superexchange Er-O-Cr-O-Er antiferromagnetic interactions

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Journal Title
AIP Conference Proceedings
Journal Volume
1591
Journal Issue
1
Journal Page Range
p. 529-530
ISSN
0094-243X
CODEN
APCPCS

Conference

Title
58. DAE solid state physics symposium 2013
Dates
17-21 Dec 2013
Place
Patiala, Punjab (India)

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