| Title |
Molten salt synthesis of micro-sized hexagonally shaped REMnO3 (RE = Y, Er, Tm, Yb) / |
| Authors |
Karoblis, Dovydas ; Žarkov, Aleksej ; Murauskas, Tomas ; Kareiva, Aivaras |
| DOI |
10.3390/inorganics11050178 |
| Full Text |
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| Is Part of |
Inorganics.. Basel : MDPI AG. 2023, vol. 11, iss. 5, art. no. 178, p. [1-11].. eISSN 2304-6740 |
| Keywords [eng] |
multiferroics ; hexagonal manganites ; yttrium manganite ; molten salt synthesis |
| Abstract [eng] |
Yttrium manganite (YMnO3) is a compound belonging to the hexagonal rare earth manganites family, which demonstrates multiferroic properties. This material can be prepared by several synthetic approaches, with the most common one being the solid-state synthesis. In this work, we show a possibility of preparing this material via molten salt synthesis using the NaCl-KCl mixture as the reaction medium and yttrium and manganese nitrates as the starting materials. We demonstrate that, by varying the reaction temperature and the nitrates-to-chlorides ratio, it is feasible to synthesize hexagonally shaped particles of microscopic dimensions. A similar synthesis procedure can be successfully applied for the preparation of other hexagonal manganites—ErMnO3, TmMnO3, and YbMnO3. |
| Published |
Basel : MDPI AG |
| Type |
Journal article |
| Language |
English |
| Publication date |
2023 |
| CC license |
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