Formation mechanism of YFeO3 nanoparticles under the hydrothermal conditions
Abstract
Yttrium orthoferrite nanocrystals with an average crystallite size of 55 – 60 nm have been obtained under hydrothermal conditions. The influence of the hydrothermal synthesis temperature on the structure and crystallite size has been investigated. Mechanism of the YFeO3 formation under the hydrothermal conditions has been proposed.
Supporting agencies: The authors would like to thank Prof. V. V. Gusarov for interest in the work and help in the interpretation of results. The authors wish to thank V. S. Fundamensky for help in complex X-ray analysis and interpretation of its results. This work was financially supported by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research (project 13-03-12470).
About the Authors
V. I. Popkov
Saint Petersburg State Technological Institute (Technical University); Ioffe Physical Technical Institute
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
St. Petersburg
O. V. Almjasheva
Saint Petersburg Electrotechnical University ‘LETI’, Ioffe Physical Technical Institute
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
St. Petersburg
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Popkov V.I., Almjasheva O.V. Formation mechanism of YFeO3 nanoparticles under the hydrothermal conditions. Nanosystems: Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics. 2014;5(5):703-708.
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