The impact of carbon coating on the synthesis and properties of α′′-Fe16N2 powders

C. A. Bridges; O. Rios; L. F. Allard; H. M. Meyer; A. Huq; Y. Jiang; J. P. Wang; M. P. Brady

doi:10.1039/c6cp00737f

The impact of carbon coating on the synthesis and properties of α′′-Fe₁₆N₂ powders

C. A. Bridges, O. Rios, L. F. Allard, H. M. Meyer, A. Huq, Y. Jiang, J. P. Wang, M. P. Brady

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This paper presents the preparation of carbon composite Fe₁₆N₂ powders, and the influence of a protective carbon coating on the yield and magnetic properties of Fe₁₆N₂. Nanoparticle precursors with and without carbon were reacted under ammonia gas flow to produce Fe₁₆N₂. Neutron and X-ray powder diffraction indicate that the powders contain typically 40-60% Fe₁₆N₂, with the remaining phases being unreacted iron, Fe₄N or Fe₃N. Transmission electron microscopy demonstrates that the carbon coating is effective at reducing the level of sintering of Fe nanoparticles during the reduction stage prior to ammonolysis. XPS results support the retention of a carbon coating on the surface after ammonolysis, and that there is Fe-C bonding present at the particle surface. In situ TEM was used to observe loss of ordering in the nitrogen sublattice of carbon composite Fe₁₆N₂ powders in the range of 168 °C to 200 °C. Magnetic susceptibility measurements show maximum values for saturation magnetization in the range of 232 emu g^-1, and for coercivity near 930 Oe, for different samples measured up to 2 T applied field at 300 K.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	13010-13017
Number of pages	8
Journal	Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics
Volume	18
Issue number	18
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1039/c6cp00737f
State	Published - 2016

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This work was supported by ARPA-E (Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy) BCT Fe16N2 Magnet project under contract No. 0472-1595. We thank Andrew Payzant for useful discussions on the structure of α′′-Fe16N2 and related phases. A portion of this research at ORNL's Spallation Neutron Source, as appropriate, was sponsored by the Scientific User Facilities Division supported by U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Basic Energy Sciences, Scientific User Facilities Division.

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