Preparation of magnesium ferrite nanoparticles by ultrasonic wave-assisted aqueous solution ball milling

Ding Chen; Dian-yi Li; Ying-zhe Zhang; Zhi-tao Kang

doi:10.1016/j.ultsonch.2013.04.001

Preparation of magnesium ferrite nanoparticles by ultrasonic wave-assisted aqueous solution ball milling

Ultrason Sonochem. 2013 Nov;20(6):1337-40. doi: 10.1016/j.ultsonch.2013.04.001. Epub 2013 Apr 10.

Authors

Ding Chen¹, Dian-yi Li, Ying-zhe Zhang, Zhi-tao Kang

Affiliation

¹ College of Materials Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, PR China. ma97chen@hotmail.com

PMID: 23622867
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultsonch.2013.04.001

Abstract

Magnesium ferrite, MgFe2O4 nanoparticles with high saturation magnetization were successfully synthesized using ultrasonic wave-assisted ball milling. In this study, the raw materials were 4MgCO3·Mg(OH)2·5H2O and Fe2O3 powders and the grinding media was stainless steel ball. The average particle diameter of the product MgFe2O4 powders was 20 nm and the saturation magnetization of them reached 54.8 emu/g. The different results of aqueous solution ball milling with and without ultrasonic wave revealed that it was the coupling effect of ultrasonic wave and mechanical force that played an important role during the synthesis of MgFe2O4. In addition, the effect of the frequency of the ultrasonic wave on the ball milling process was investigated.