Abstract
Porous magnetite (Fe3O4) powders were synthesized by solution combustion method using the glycine and urea at different fuel to oxidant ratios (ϕ). The combustion behavior depended on the fuel type as characterized by thermal analysis. The structure and phase evolution investigated by X-ray diffraction method showed nearly single phase Fe3O4 powders which were achieved only by using the glycine fuel at ϕ=1. The specific surface area and porous structures of the as-combusted Fe3O4 powders were characterized by N2 adsorption-desorption isotherms and scanning electron microscopy, respectively. The surface area using the glycine fuel (62.6m2/g) was higher than that of urea fuel (42.5m2/g), due to different combustion reactions. Magnetic properties of the as-combusted powders were studied by vibration sample magnetometry which exhibited the highest saturation magnetization of 74emu/g using the glycine fuel at ϕ=1 on account of its high purity and large crystallite size.
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