Abstract
Manganese oxide nanoparticles were prepared in an inert gas condensation system. X-ray Diffraction (XRD) studies revealed presence of multiple manganese oxide phases while high resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM) showed polycrystalline hollow nanoparticle morphology. The additional inner surface of the hollow nanoparticle directly affect the magnetic properties of these particles. Combined physical structure, electronic structure and magnetic susceptibility analyses led to the conclusion that the prepared nanoparticles are polycrystalline and composed of γ-Mn2O3 and MnO crystallites. Magnetic study found a sharp peak around 38K with no frequency dependence in the AC susceptibility measurement. Large coercivity (HC) and exchange bias (HEB) fields, up to 11kOe and 7kOe, respectively, were observed below the order temperatures. HC and HEB were found to increase and decrease, respectively, as a function of cooling field. Both HC and HEB were found to decrease monotonically as the temperature approached paramagnetic phase transition of the ferrimagnetic component.
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