Synthesis along with structural and magnetic characterization of xTiO2-(1-x) α-Fe2O3 composite
High energy milling, Titanium oxide, Hematite, Pseudobrookite and Spin glass
Mixedbinaries oxides TiO2/α-Fe2O3 type are good catalysts and have enhanced photocatalytic properties when applied to degradation of pollutants and organic gases detection. Among the various compositions of these oxides, the Fe2TiO5, known as pseudobrookite, is an oxide that have been attracting interest of theoretical and working field due to the Anisotropic magnetic properties. The present work synthesized xTiO2-(1-x)α-Fe2O3 compounds with x equal 0.3; 0.5 and 0.7. The composites were obtained from precursors powders (anatase) TiO2 and α-Fe2O3, which were stoichiometrically mixed and ground for 24 hours, being thermally treated at temperatures of 700° C, 900° C and 1100° (C) during 3 hours. Later, the samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction, Scanning Electron Microscopy and Vibrating Sample Magnetometry. The refinement of the diffractograms highlighted that there was no formation of new phases to ground compounds. At the temperature of 700° C, for x = 0.5 and 0.7, it begins to emerge the phase TiO2 (rutile). While at 900° C, all series presented the presence of the pseudobrookite. In addition, the X-ray diffraction also revealed the formation of pseudobrookite with phase concentration of 95.10% for x = 0.5 and calcined at 1.100° C. This result highlights the used route as a simple and low cost approach for the production of Iron-Titanium oxides, especially Fe2TiO5. For this sample, the presence of spin glass, type cluster, was observed at approximately 56 K of temperature and presence of Dzyaloshinsskii-Morya interaction. Based on the SEM-EGF micrographs, one can observe that all samples feature agglomerate and nodular morphologies.