Yttrium iron garnet (YIG) powders with particle sizes of 9, 14, 25 and 60 nm have been synthesised and their magnetic properties have been studied as a function of particle size and temperature. The particles with sizes of 9 and 14 nm exhibited superparamagnetism. The blocking temperature (T-B) decreased with decreasing particle size, whereas the anisotropy constant (K) increased. The saturation magnetisation (M-s) decreased with decreasing particle size. These variations are attributed to large surface-to-volume ratios in nanoparticles where the surface moments are predominant. (c) 2005 Published by Elsevier B.V.
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Chen, Bin
Zhang, Hengzhong
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Dunphy-Guzman, K. A.
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Spagnoli, D.
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Muthu, D. V. S.
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Muthu, D. V. S.
Kunz, M.
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Univ Calif Berkeley, Lawrence Berkeley Lab, Adv Light Source, Berkeley, CA 94720 USAUniv Calif Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720 USA
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Fakra, Sirine
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Hu, J. Z.
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Banfield, Jillian F.
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