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An α–Fe2O3 powder of nanosized particles via precursor dispersion

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 January 2011

Xiangyuan Liu ,
Jun Ding  and
John Wang
Xiangyuan Liu
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science, Faculty of Science, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 119260
Jun Ding
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science, Faculty of Science, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 119260
John Wang*
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science, Faculty of Science, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 119260
*
a) Address all correspondence to this author.[email protected]
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Abstract

An α–Fe2O3 powder of nanosized particles has been successfully prepared by effectively dispersing the precipitated hydroxide precursor in a sodium chloride matrix. In particular, the hydroxide precursor was converted into crystalline α–Fe2O3 particles approximately 10 nm in size when it was mechanically activated in the sodium chloride matrix for 1 h. The subsequent calcination at 600 °C for 1 h resulted in a limited degree of coarsening in particle size while the crystallinity of α–Fe2O3 was further established. The effectiveness of obtaining ultrafine a–Fe2O3 powders by mechanical activation in the sodium chloride matrix was demonstrated by comparing the powder with those obtained via other routes, such as mechanical activation without sodium chloride as the matrix, calcination at 600 °C, and then mechanical activation in sodium chloride matrix, respectively. None of these processing routes led to a powder comparable in particle characteristics to that derived by the precursor dispersion.

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Journal of Materials Research , Volume 14 , Issue 8 , August 1999 , pp. 3355 - 3362
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1999

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