Study of the iron nanoparticles phase transformation during thermal annealing

Abstract

Change in structural properties and phase composition of nanoparticles based on iron oxide was researched in the paper. As a result of conducted studies it was found that during heat treatment oxide phases of (γ-Fe2O3) and α-Fe2O3 maghemite were formed in oxygen atmosphere. Researches of powder array magnetization were showed that the hysteresis loop movement had the form characteristic for ferromagnetic materials. Additionally, loops obtained at different directions of the magnetic field have different characters, which indicate the magnetic anisotropy presence in the samples.