najoNanosystems: Physics, Chemistry, MathematicsНаносистемы: физика, химия, математика2220-80542305-7971Университет ИТМОnajo-1119Research ArticleCHEMISTRY AND MATERIALS SCIENCEХИМИЯ И НАУКА О МАТЕРИАЛАХNanocrystalline perovskite-like oxides formation in Ln2O3 – Fe2O3 – H2O (Ln = La, Gd) systemsNanocrystalline perovskite-like oxides formation in Ln2O3 – Fe2O3 – H2O (Ln = La, Gd) systemsTugovaE. A.TugovaE. A.

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Ioffe Physical Technical Institute of RASIoffe Physical Technical Institute of RAS20141708202556854860Copyright © Tugova E.A., Karpov O.N., 20252025Tugova E.A., Karpov O.N.Tugova E.A., Karpov O.N.Данная работа распространяется под лицензией Creative Commons Attribution 4.0.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.https://nanojournal.ifmo.ru/jour/article/view/1119

   Nanocrystalline LnFeO3 (Ln = La, Gd) ferrites have been prepared by the co-precipitation method followed by heat treatment in air. The formation mechanisms for LaFeO3 and GdFeO3 in Ln2O3 – Fe2O3 – H2O (Ln = La, Gd) systems under the mentioned conditions are investigated. The phase interaction scheme, reflecting ways which lead to the target, synthesis product yield, as well as the common tendency of LaFeO3 and GdFeO3 formation mechanisms, are constructed. The mean sizes of coherent scattering regions of LaFeO3 and GdFeO3 were determined to be 30 ± 3 and 40 ± 4 nm, respectively.

   Nanocrystalline LnFeO3 (Ln = La, Gd) ferrites have been prepared by the co-precipitation method followed by heat treatment in air. The formation mechanisms for LaFeO3 and GdFeO3 in Ln2O3 – Fe2O3 – H2O (Ln = La, Gd) systems under the mentioned conditions are investigated. The phase interaction scheme, reflecting ways which lead to the target, synthesis product yield, as well as the common tendency of LaFeO3 and GdFeO3 formation mechanisms, are constructed. The mean sizes of coherent scattering regions of LaFeO3 and GdFeO3 were determined to be 30 ± 3 and 40 ± 4 nm, respectively.

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