Synthesis and Characterization of a Magnetic Ceramic Using an Easily Accessible Scale Setup

Jakob Voldum Ahlburg; Zach Menhinnitt; Jack Thomas-Hunt; Matilde Saura-Múzquiz; Mogens Christensen

doi:10.1021/acs.jchemed.1c00143

Synthesis and Characterization of a Magnetic Ceramic Using an Easily Accessible Scale Setup

Jakob Voldum Ahlburg, Zach Menhinnitt, Jack Thomas-Hunt, Matilde Saura-Múzquiz, Mogens Christensen^*

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Abstract

In this experiment, students explore the synthesis and physical property characterization of the magnetic material strontium hexaferrite (SrFe12O19). SrFe12O19 crystallites are prepared by a simple but fascinating sol-gel autocombustion synthesis. The prepared powder is compacted into pellets and sintered. With variation of the sintering temperature, it is possible to modify the magnetic properties. The structural properties of the samples are analyzed by powder X-ray diffraction. A tutorial demonstrates for the students how powder X-ray diffraction data from the sample combined with Rietveld refinement can extract phase purity and crystallite size. The magnetic properties are measured using a simple setup with a scale and a strong neodymium magnet; this gives an intuitive understanding of magnetism and how to measure magnetic properties. Additionally, the magnetic properties are measured with a vibrating sample magnetometer and compared to the results obtained using the simple scale method. The lab exercise can be adapted to different levels of education based on the background of the students and the equipment available in the laboratory.

Original language	English
Journal	Journal of Chemical Education
Volume	98
Issue	8
Pages (from-to)	2632-2637
Number of pages	6
ISSN	0021-9584
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jchemed.1c00143
Publication status	Published - Aug 2021

Keywords

Crystals/Crystallography
First-Year Undergraduate/General
Hands-On Learning/Manipulatives
Inorganic Chemistry
Laboratory Instruction
Magnetic Properties
Nanotechnology
Synthesis
X-ray Crystallography

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Synthesis and Characterization of a Magnetic Ceramic Using an Easily Accessible Scale Setup. / Ahlburg, Jakob Voldum; Menhinnitt, Zach; Thomas-Hunt, Jack et al.
In: Journal of Chemical Education, Vol. 98, No. 8, 08.2021, p. 2632-2637.

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