Magnetic-properties of Cu-doped porous silica-gels - a possible Cu ferromagnet

We have studied the magnetic properties of Cu-doped porous silica gels and found that the system seems to be ferromagnetic up to room temperature. This result is fascinating because the amount of Cu ranges from 0.15% to 3% in weight of the total sample. Magnetization, hysteresis loops, and EPR exper...

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Autores: Crespo del Arco, Patricia, Hernando Grande, Antonio, Bovier, C., Serughetti, J., Duval, E.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:1993
País:España
Repositorio:Docta Complutense
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/60128
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/60128
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:538.9
Nanocrystalline ferromagnets
Particle-size
Glasses
Física de materiales
Física del estado sólido
2211 Física del Estado Sólido
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Sumario:We have studied the magnetic properties of Cu-doped porous silica gels and found that the system seems to be ferromagnetic up to room temperature. This result is fascinating because the amount of Cu ranges from 0.15% to 3% in weight of the total sample. Magnetization, hysteresis loops, and EPR experiments are presented. The paramagnetic signal of the silica gel without doping is negligible. On the other hand, the analysis of the magnetic impurities by x-ray fluorescence shows that these impurities can account for only 10% of the magnetization observed at 300 K.