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Structural study on nickel doped Li2FeSiO4

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The effect of nickel doping on the structure of Li2FeSiO4 is examined by X-ray diffraction, Mössbauer spectroscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy, energy dispersive spectrometer, and magnetization measurements. Both, the pristine and nickel doped Li2FeSiO4, crystallize in a monoclinic structure with (P21/n) symmetry. Their lattice parameters are similar, which suggests that Ni2+ doesn’t destroy the lattice structure. Some small amounts of Fe3+ impurity phases and unreacted Li2SiO3 are detected. Samples doped with more than 10 mol% contain some magnetic impurity of Fe-Ni alloy. Magnetic measurements indicated that Li2FeSiO4 is paramagnetic and becomes antiferromagnetic below 23 K. Nickel dopant does not modify the paramagnetic nature of this material.

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  1. Departamento de Química Física, CITEN, Edificio de Laboratorios Científicos-VIP, Universidad de Panamá, Panamá, Panama

    Juan A. Jaén

  2. Departamento de Física, Universidad de Panamá, Panamá, Panama

    Miguel Jiménez & Alcides Muñoz

  3. Escuela de Física, Universidad de Panamá, Panamá, Panama

    Eibar Flores

  4. Departamento de Física, Universidad del Valle, AA 25360, Cali, Colombia

    Jesús A. Tabares & Germán A. Pérez Alcázar

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Jaén, J.A., Jiménez, M., Flores, E. et al. Structural study on nickel doped Li2FeSiO4 . Hyperfine Interact 232, 127–140 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10751-015-1176-2

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