Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry

, Volume 94, Issue 2, pp 411–416 | Cite as

Synthesis of nanosized bismuth ferrite (BiFeO3) by a combustion method starting from Fe(NO3)3·9H2O-Bi(NO3)3·9H2O-glycine or urea systems

  • Carmen Paraschiv
  • B. Jurca
  • Adelina Ianculescu
  • Oana Carp
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Abstract

Two bismuth ferrite potential precursors systems, namely Fe(NO3)3·9H2O-Bi(NO3)3·9H2O-glycine/urea with different metal nitrate/organic compound molar ratios have been investigated in order to evaluate their suitability as BiFeO3 precursors. The presence into the precursor of both reducing (glycine and urea) and oxidizing (NO 3 − ) components, modifies dramatically their thermal behaviour comparative with the raw materials, both from the decomposition stoichiometries and temperature occurrence intervals points of view. Also, the thermal behaviour is dependent on the fuel nature but practically independent with the fuel content. The fuel nature influences also some characteristics of the resulted oxides (phase composition, morphologies). In the case of the oxides prepared using urea as fuel, a faster evolution toward a single phase composition with the temperature rise is evidenced, the formation of the BiFeO3 perovskite phase being completed in the temperature range of 500–550°C.

Keywords

bismuth iron oxide combustion synthesis glycine urea 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Carmen Paraschiv
    • 1
  • B. Jurca
    • 2
  • Adelina Ianculescu
    • 3
  • Oana Carp
    • 1
  1. 1.Institute of Physical ChemistryBucharestRomania
  2. 2.Department of Physical ChemistryFaculty of Chemistry, University of BucharestBucharestRomania
  3. 3.University Politehnica of BucharestBucharestRomania

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