Abstract
Ilmenite (FeTiO3) nanoparticles with different size distributions were prepared through a sol-gel auto-ignition method. As-prepared powder is annealed at moderate temperatures to get nanocrystalline FeTiO3, and structural, micro-structural, and magnetization characterizations are carried out. Magnetization vs temperature shows antiferromagnetic ordering around 52 K and below 15 K a weak ferromagnetic order develops. The Curie-Weiss law is well obeyed above the Neel temperature (T N) for all samples. Hysteresis curves show finite coercivity below the peak temperature and none at room temperature. M-H curves for all the samples cooled with a bias magnetic field show exchange bias below T N which is interpreted due to the finite size and surface effects. The exchange bias is attributed to weak ferromagnetism due to surface spin disorder (Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction) and ferromagnetic interaction (double exchange) due to mixed valence states of Fe ions.
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