Molten Salt Synthesis of Micro-Sized Hexagonally Shaped REMnO<sub>3</sub> (RE = Y, Er, Tm, Yb)
Yttrium manganite (YMnO<sub>3</sub>) 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, w...
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| author | Dovydas Karoblis Aleksej Zarkov Tomas Murauskas Aivaras Kareiva |
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| description | Yttrium manganite (YMnO<sub>3</sub>) 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—ErMnO<sub>3</sub>, TmMnO<sub>3</sub>, and YbMnO<sub>3</sub>. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-509f3fa0727e4f048578ba2107f0ad9f2023-11-18T01:48:38ZengMDPI AGInorganics2304-67402023-04-0111517810.3390/inorganics11050178Molten Salt Synthesis of Micro-Sized Hexagonally Shaped REMnO<sub>3</sub> (RE = Y, Er, Tm, Yb)Dovydas Karoblis0Aleksej Zarkov1Tomas Murauskas2Aivaras Kareiva3Institute of Chemistry, Vilnius University, Naugarduko 24, LT-03225 Vilnius, LithuaniaInstitute of Chemistry, Vilnius University, Naugarduko 24, LT-03225 Vilnius, LithuaniaInstitute of Chemistry, Vilnius University, Naugarduko 24, LT-03225 Vilnius, LithuaniaInstitute of Chemistry, Vilnius University, Naugarduko 24, LT-03225 Vilnius, LithuaniaYttrium manganite (YMnO<sub>3</sub>) 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—ErMnO<sub>3</sub>, TmMnO<sub>3</sub>, and YbMnO<sub>3</sub>.https://www.mdpi.com/2304-6740/11/5/178multiferroicshexagonal manganitesyttrium manganitemolten salt synthesis |
| spellingShingle | Dovydas Karoblis Aleksej Zarkov Tomas Murauskas Aivaras Kareiva Molten Salt Synthesis of Micro-Sized Hexagonally Shaped REMnO<sub>3</sub> (RE = Y, Er, Tm, Yb) Inorganics multiferroics hexagonal manganites yttrium manganite molten salt synthesis |
| title | Molten Salt Synthesis of Micro-Sized Hexagonally Shaped REMnO<sub>3</sub> (RE = Y, Er, Tm, Yb) |
| title_full | Molten Salt Synthesis of Micro-Sized Hexagonally Shaped REMnO<sub>3</sub> (RE = Y, Er, Tm, Yb) |
| title_fullStr | Molten Salt Synthesis of Micro-Sized Hexagonally Shaped REMnO<sub>3</sub> (RE = Y, Er, Tm, Yb) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Molten Salt Synthesis of Micro-Sized Hexagonally Shaped REMnO<sub>3</sub> (RE = Y, Er, Tm, Yb) |
| title_short | Molten Salt Synthesis of Micro-Sized Hexagonally Shaped REMnO<sub>3</sub> (RE = Y, Er, Tm, Yb) |
| title_sort | molten salt synthesis of micro sized hexagonally shaped remno sub 3 sub re y er tm yb |
| topic | multiferroics hexagonal manganites yttrium manganite molten salt synthesis |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2304-6740/11/5/178 |
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