The Er Al2@Al2O3 nanocapsules with Er Al2core and Al2O3 shell were synthesized by modified arc-charge technique.The typical core-shell structure of the nanocapsules was confirmed by high resolution transmission electr...The Er Al2@Al2O3 nanocapsules with Er Al2core and Al2O3 shell were synthesized by modified arc-charge technique.The typical core-shell structure of the nanocapsules was confirmed by high resolution transmission electron microscopy and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy.Transmission electron microscopy analysis shows the irregular sphere of the nanocapules with an average diameter of 26 nm.Magnetic investigation revealed the Curie temperature of Er Al2@Al2O3 nanocapsules at 20 K and the typical superparamagnetic behavior between blocking temperature and Curie temperature.Based on the blocking temperature and average diameter,the magnetocrystalline anisotropy constant of Er Al2@Al2O3nanocapsules was estimated to illustrate the magnetic contribution to the-SM.The large-SMof 14.25 J/（kg K）was obtained under 50 k Oe at 5 K.A vital parameter β was introduced in the present work to scale the optimized magnetic characteristics and the optimized mechanism was discussed in detail according to classical superparamagnetic theory.The results demonstrate that the optimal-SMwill be obtained when the magnetic parameter β is close to the theoretical coefficient.展开更多
基金financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos.51271178,51571195,51331006,51590883)
文摘The Er Al2@Al2O3 nanocapsules with Er Al2core and Al2O3 shell were synthesized by modified arc-charge technique.The typical core-shell structure of the nanocapsules was confirmed by high resolution transmission electron microscopy and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy.Transmission electron microscopy analysis shows the irregular sphere of the nanocapules with an average diameter of 26 nm.Magnetic investigation revealed the Curie temperature of Er Al2@Al2O3 nanocapsules at 20 K and the typical superparamagnetic behavior between blocking temperature and Curie temperature.Based on the blocking temperature and average diameter,the magnetocrystalline anisotropy constant of Er Al2@Al2O3nanocapsules was estimated to illustrate the magnetic contribution to the-SM.The large-SMof 14.25 J/（kg K）was obtained under 50 k Oe at 5 K.A vital parameter β was introduced in the present work to scale the optimized magnetic characteristics and the optimized mechanism was discussed in detail according to classical superparamagnetic theory.The results demonstrate that the optimal-SMwill be obtained when the magnetic parameter β is close to the theoretical coefficient.
