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In this work, a study on the dynamics of transformation from hematite (α-Fe2O3) to magnetite (Fe3O4) by following two solid-state reaction methods is carried out. One of the procedures consists of a thermal treatment under a 20% H2 and 80% N2 atmosphere at 375°C, whereas the second method involves a planetary ball mill to induce the transformation. The phases evolution as a function of the thermal treatment time ranging from 0 up to 25 min every 2.5 min, and from 0 up to 6 hours every hour in the case of the milling method, was followed by using room-temperature Mössbauer spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction analysis. Results evidence a well-behaved structural transformation for which highly stoichiometric Fe3O4 as a single phase was obtained for treatment times above 12.5 min in the case of the thermally treated samples. Differently from this a less stoichiometric magnetite characterized by a distribution of hyperfine fields for milling times above 3 hours in the case of the ball milled samples was obtained. For reaction times below 12.5 min, two interpretation models based on the presence of an anion-deficient magnetite Fe3O4−δ and the presence of maghemite accounting for the intermediate states during the thermal transformation are also presented and discussed.
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Betancur, J.D., Restrepo, J., Palacio, C.A. et al. Thermally Driven and Ball-Milled Hematite to Magnetite Transformation. Hyperfine Interactions 148, 163–175 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:HYPE.0000003777.13951.7d
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