Journal Article

FZJ-2021-04592

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Shams, S. F. (Corresponding author) ; Schmitz, D. ; Smekhova, A. ; Ghazanfari, M. R. ; Giesen, M.FZJ* ; Weschke, E. ; Chen, K. ; Luo, C. ; Radu, F. ; Schmitz-Antoniak, C.FZJ*

2021
Macmillan Publishers Limited, part of Springer Nature [London]

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Abstract: Decoration with Pd clusters increases the magnetic heating ability of cobalt ferrite (CFO) nanoparticles by a factor of two. The origin of this previous finding is unraveled by element-specific X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) and magnetic circular dichroism (XMCD) combined with atomic multiplet simulations and density functional theory (DFT) calculations. While the comparison of XAS spectra with atomic multiplet simulations show that the inversion degree is not affected by Pd decoration and, thus, can be excluded as a reason for the improved heating performance, XMCD reveals two interrelated responsible sources: significantly larger Fe and Co magnetic moments verify an increased total magnetization which enhances the magnetic heating ability. This is accompanied by a remarkable change in the field-dependent magnetization particularly for Co ions which exhibit an increased low-field susceptibility and a reduced spin canting behavior in higher magnetic fields. Using DFT calculations, these findings are explained by reduced superexchange between ions on octahedral lattice sites via oxygen in close vicinity of Pd, which reinforces the dominating antiparallel superexchange interaction between ions on octahedral and tetrahedral lattice sites and thus reduces spin canting. The influence of the delocalized nature of Pd 4d electrons on the neighboring ions is discussed and the conclusions are illustrated with spin density isosurfaces of the involved ions. The presented results pave the way to design nanohybrids with tailored electronic structure and magnetic properties.

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Contributing Institute(s):

1. Elektronische Eigenschaften (PGI-6)

Research Program(s):

1. 1212 - Materials and Interfaces (POF4-121) (POF4-121)

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