Abstract
Nanosized pure rubidium ferrites have been successfully prepared by thermal decomposition of rubidium hexa(carboxylato)ferrate(III) precursors, Rb3[Fe(L)6]·xH2O (L=formate, acetate, propionate, butyrate), in flowing air atmosphere from ambient temperature to 1000°C. Various physico-chemical techniques i.e. simultaneous TG–DTG–DTA, XRD, Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM), IR and Mössbauer spectroscopy etc. have been employed to characterize the intermediates and end products. After dehydration, the anhydrous precursors undergo exothermic decomposition to yield various intermediates i.e. rubidium carbonate/acetate/propionate/butyrate and α-Fe2O3. A subsequent decomposition of these intermediates, followed by solid state reaction, lead to the formation of nanosized rubidium ferrite (RbFeO2). The same nano-ferrite has also been prepared by the combustion method at a comparatively lower temperature and in less time than that of the conventional ceramic method (>1200°C).
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