<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">The Pechini sol-gel method was applied to obtain LiMn2–xTxO4 (T = Ni, Fe; x = 0.1 to 0.5) nanopowders. Crystal and electronic structures, chemical composition and magnetic properties of the materials were characterized by X-ray diffraction, XPS, SEM/EDX microscopy, prompt gamma-ray activation analysis (PGAA), Mössbauer spectroscopy and magnetic susceptibility, respectively. XRD measurements showed that the LiMn2–xNixO4 were single phase for x = 0.1 and 0.2. Three samples with higher Ni content contained some addition of a second phase. Analysis of the oxidation state of the dopants by XPS revealed ionic Ni2+ and Fe3+. Mössbauer spectroscopy also confirmed 3+ oxidation state of iron and its location in octahedral sites, which excluded the inverse spinel configuration. XPS examinations showed that Mn3+ ions dominated in the iron substituted series whereas the Mn4+ was dominant in the nickel series.</abstract>

The Pechini sol-gel method was applied to obtain LiMn2–xTxO4 (T = Ni, Fe; x = 0.1 to 0.5) nanopowders. Crystal and electronic structures, chemical composition and magnetic properties of the materials were characterized by X-ray diffraction, XPS, SEM/EDX microscopy, prompt gamma-ray activation analysis (PGAA), Mössbauer spectroscopy and magnetic susceptibility, respectively. XRD measurements showed that the LiMn2–xNixO4 were single phase for x = 0.1 and 0.2. Three samples with higher Ni content contained some addition of a second phase. Analysis of the oxidation state of the dopants by XPS revealed ionic Ni2+ and Fe3+. Mössbauer spectroscopy also confirmed 3+ oxidation state of iron and its location in octahedral sites, which excluded the inverse spinel configuration. XPS examinations showed that Mn3+ ions dominated in the iron substituted series whereas the Mn4+ was dominant in the nickel series.

Formation of Fe and Ni substituted LiMn2–XMXO4 nanopowders and their crystal and electronic structure and magnetic properties

Materials Science-Poland

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Formation of Fe and Ni substituted LiMnMO nanopowders and their crystal and electronic structure and magnetic properties

The Pechini sol-gel method was applied to obtain LiMn2–xTxO4 (T = Ni, Fe; x = 0.1 to 0.5) nanopowders. Crystal and electronic structures, chemical composition...

Formation of Fe and Ni substituted LiMn_2–XM_XO₄ nanopowders and their crystal and electronic structure and magnetic properties

Published Online: Apr 02, 2017

Page range: 159 - 172

Received: Feb 08, 2016

Accepted: Dec 12, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/msp-2017-0014

Keywords
nanomaterials, lithium manganese nickel oxides, spinel

© 2017 E. Talik, L. Lipińska, A. Guzik, P. Zajdel, M. Michalska, M. Szubka, M. Kądziołka-Gaweł, R.L. Paul

This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License, which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Formation of Fe and Ni substituted LiMn2–XMXO4 nanopowders and their crystal and electronic structure and magnetic properties

Published Online: Apr 02, 2017

Page range: 159 - 172

Received: Feb 08, 2016

Accepted: Dec 12, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/msp-2017-0014

Keywordsnanomaterials, lithium manganese nickel oxides, spinel

© 2017 E. Talik, L. Lipińska, A. Guzik, P. Zajdel, M. Michalska, M. Szubka, M. Kądziołka-Gaweł, R.L. Paul

This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License, which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Formation of Fe and Ni substituted LiMn_2–XM_XO₄ nanopowders and their crystal and electronic structure and magnetic properties

Keywords
nanomaterials, lithium manganese nickel oxides, spinel