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Abstract

Samples of y-Mn,O, with various iron contents are obtained by co-precipitation from appropriate amounts of manganese sulphate and ferric nitrate solutions by a concentrated (2.5 N) boiling solution of sodium hydroxide. Thermal analysis, X-ray diffraction and IR spectroscopy of the specimens reveal that the presence of iron in y-MnrO, up to 15 to 25 at.% leads to formation of a single phase y-Mn,O, solid solution, which is partly reduced to Mn,O, around 680°C and finally transforms to the a-Mn203 phase on heating at or above 950°C. With increasing iron concentration beyond 25 at.%, the formation of a ferrite phase has been detected in addition to the y-Mn203 solid solution. However, this ferrite phase is thermally unstable and breaks down on heating around 600 o C.

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	Engineering Materials
Divisions:	UNSPECIFIED
Depositing User:	Bidhan Chaudhuri
Date Deposited:	02 Mar 2016 09:41
Last Modified:	15 May 2016 13:28
URI:	http://cgcri.csircentral.net/id/eprint/3179

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