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Size and Magnetic Characteristics of YFeO3 Nanocrystals

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Two-phase YFeO3 nanoparticles consisting of both the orthorhombic and hexagonal phases (according to X-ray diffraction results) have been synthesized by a modified Pechini process. The particles range in size from 6 to 67 nm, corresponding to the nanorange, which has been ensured by the use of ethylene glycol as a gelling agent (transmission electron microscopy results). Their magnetic properties have been studied at 100 and 300 K, and the results show that the nanocrystals are weak ferromagnets and that their properties depend on synthesis conditions.

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

In our work, we used equipment at the Shared Research Facilities Center, Voronezh State University, and the instruments at the Department of Magnetism, Moscow State University, purchased through the Development of Moscow State University Program.

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This study was supported by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research, scientific project no. 20-33-90048 Aspiranty.

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  1. Voronezh State University, 394018, Voronezh, Russia

    I. Ya. Mittova, E. I. Kopeychenko & B. V. Sladkopevtsev

  2. Moscow State University, 119991, Moscow, Russia

    N. S. Perov & Yu. A. Alekhina

  3. Burdenko State Medical University, 394036, Voronezh, Russia

    V. O. Mittova

  4. Ho Chi Minh City University of Education, 700000, Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam

    A. T. Nguyen

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Mittova, I.Y., Perov, N.S., Alekhina, Y.A. et al. Size and Magnetic Characteristics of YFeO3 Nanocrystals. Inorg Mater 58, 271–277 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0020168522030116

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