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Characterization of Nanocrystalline Alloys by Mössbauer Effect Techniques

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Nanostructures: Synthesis, Functional Properties and Applications

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The use of a non-destructive nuclear-physical method, namely 57Fe Mössbauer spectroscopy, is discussed for the investigation of magnetic and structural arrangement of Fe-based nanocrystalline alloys. Transmission Mössbauer spectroscopy (TMS) as well as conversion electron Mössbauer spectroscopy (CEMS) are reviewed using FINEMET- and NANOPERM-type nanocrystalline alloys as examples. They consist of nanocrystalline grains embedded within a residual amorphous matrix thus exhibiting a two-phase magnetic behaviour. Hyperfine field distributions derived from Mössbauer spectra provide information about the structure and magnetic states of atoms located in different structural positions. Prior to this, basic features of Mössbauer spectra are briefly summarised. Influence of composition, content of nanograms, and interactions among them are demonstrated as a function of annealing temperature and measuring temperature for bulk (TMS) and surface (CEMS) of the investigated nanocrystalline alloys.

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Miglierini, M. (2003). Characterization of Nanocrystalline Alloys by Mössbauer Effect Techniques. In: Tsakalakos, T., Ovid’ko, I.A., Vasudevan, A.K. (eds) Nanostructures: Synthesis, Functional Properties and Applications. NATO Science Series, vol 128. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-1019-1_26

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