Zinc-nickel citrate microspheres are prepared by a simple aging process of zinc citrate solid microspheres in nickel nitrate solution. As the concentration of nickel nitrate solution increases, the morphology of the produced zinc-nickel citrate evolves from solid, yolk-shell to hollow microspheres. The formation mechanism of different zinc-nickel citrate microspheres is discussed. After anneali...

Ferromagnetic-ferroelectric nanocomposites are of interest for realizing strong strain-mediated coupling between electric and magnetic subsystems due to a high surface area-to-volume ratio. This report is on the synthesis of nickel ferrite (NFO)-barium titanate (BTO) core-shell nanofibers, magnetic field assisted assembly into superstructures, and studies on magneto-electric (ME) interactions. ...

Mn–Zn ferrite powders (Mn0.5Zn0.5Fe2O4) were prepared by the nitrate–citrate auto-combustion method and subsequently annealed in air or argon. The effects of heat treatment temperature on crystalline phases formation, microstructure and magnetic properties of Mn–Zn ferrite were investigated by X-ray diffraction, thermogravimetric and differential thermal analysis, scanning electron microscopy a...

the magnetic and recyclable nanoparticles of cofe2o4 were synthesized by a reverse co-precipitation process. sonication was used to couple the cofe2o4 surface with ag2o. the characteristics and optical properties of the catalyst were studied by powder x-ray diffraction, uv–visible reflectance spectroscopy and scanning electron microscopy analyses. pure cofe2o4 and cofe2o4/ag2o were utilized to ...

The conventional ceramic route was utilized to prepare a hard magnetic powder (M-type strontium ferrite, SrFe12O19). The stoichiometric mixture of iron oxide and strontium carbonate were calcined at 1000C and then fired at various temperatures. The influence of various reaction parameters such as mixing ratio, calcination temperature, firing temperature and firing time on the magnetic behaviors...

High strength steels Q690+Q550 were welded using three different welding wires without preheating by gas shielded arc welding process. Microstructural characteristics of weld metals and nucleation mechanism of acicular ferrite were investigated by means of scanning electron microscope (SEM), energy dispersive spectrum (EDS) and transmission electron microscope (TEM). The straight Y-groove test ...

High-density fine-grained Ni0.5Zn0.5Fe2O4 ferrite ceramics were synthesized by spark plasma sintering (SPS) in conjunction with high energy ball milling. The precursor powders were milled for 20 h, 40 h, and 60 h, respectively, and the milled powders were all sintered for 5 min at 900 ̊C. All the samples exhibit a single spinel phase. With increasing of the ball milling time, the relative densit...