α-LiFeO
2ì r ´ ú ` ¦ a % ¦ 0 qZ O ` ¦ s 6 x # ] j ¸ % i . & ñ < Æ& h x 9 l & h $ í | 9 ` ¦ \ P ì r$ 3 © u , x-
r] X ì r$ 3 l , Å Ò & ³p â , M¨ ossbauer ì rF g l x 9 1 l x+ þ Ar « Ñ oÖ ¦8 £ ¤& ñ l \ ¦ s 6 x # ½ ¨ % i
. α-LiFeO
2é ß { 9 © É r 600
◦C \ " f 3r ç ß 1 l x î ß / B N l × æ \ " f \ P % o # % 3 ` ¦ Ã º e % 3 Ü ¼ 9, x- r ] X
ì r$ 3 õ α-LiFeO
2ì r ´ ú É r cubic ½ ¨ ¸\ ¦ & Ü ¼ 9 s M : © Ã º a = 4.1610 ± 0.0005 ˚ A s % 3
. M¨ossbauer Û ¼& 7 à Ô! 3 ì r$ 3 õ α-LiFeO
2_ Curie : r ¸ H 90 ± 3 Ke ` ¦ · ú Ã º e % 3 . © : r \ " f α-LiFeO
2_ s $ í | 9 ^ s 1 l x ° ú כ É r 0.24 mm/s ° ú כ` ¦ & Ü ¼ 9, s H α-LiFeO
2_ Fe s : r s t H s : r
H Fe
3+_ high spin © I e ` ¦ Ð# Å Ò% 3 . α-LiFeO
2_ ¨ î ç H íp [ j l © H
hf(T ) H T /T
C<0.7
% ò
% i \ " f [H
hf(T ) − H
hf(0)]/H
hf(0) = −0.36(T /T
C)
3/2− 0.27(T /T
C)
5/2 Ð spin wave & ñ ? /\
"
f ¸ ú # l H d` ¦ · ú Ã º e % 3 .
PACS numbers: 74.25.Ha, 75.50.Gg, 76.80.+y Keywords: M¨ ossbauer Û ¼& 7 à Ô! 3 , a % ¦ 0 q ] j ¸Z O , LiFeO
2I. " e  ] Ø
o
½ ¢ § s : r t H \ -t x 9 ¸ Z } ¦ l ~ ½ Ó Ö ¦ s ± ú Ü
¼ 9 1 l x{ 9 ^ & h , Á º> { © 6 x | ¾ Ós H © & h ` ¦ t ¦ e .
÷
r ë ß m , B j ¸o ´ òõ \ O # Q" f 6 x © ¼ # o ¦ Ã º
"
î s U ´ . ¸à Ô· ¡ ¤, Ö r ï 8, Ê ë@ / o 1 p x þ j H ] j¾ ¡ § _ è + þ
A o\ t ^ ] j¾ ¡ § \ p u H % ò ¾ Ós & & Ü ¼ 9, Õ ª\ Â Ò¾ ¡ § _ â | ¾ Ó oü < $ èq § 4 oü < 8Ô ¦
#
Q t _ è+ þ A oü < é ß 0 A & h { © @ /6 x | ¾ Ó o ´ ú § É r ' a d s
÷ & ¦ e [1,2]. : £ ¤ y , o ½ ¢ § (Li) õ ^ o = (Fe) í ß oÓ ü t LiFeO
2ü < LiFe
5O
8\ @ /ô Ç ½ ¨ H o ½ ¢ § s : r t _ cath- ode Ó ü t| 9 Ð_ 6 £ x6 x õ Å (garnet : Y
3Fe
5O
12)` ¦ @ /
#
Ð $ § 4 ô Ç _ s ß ¼ Ð 6 £ x6 x  Ҿ ¡ § > hµ 1 Ï Ð
# ´ ú § É r ½ ¨ s À Ò# Qt ¦ e [3,4]. LiFeO
2 H ½ + Ë$ í
¸| x 9 ~ ½ ÓZ O \ α-LiFeO
2, β-LiFeO
2, x 9 γ-LiFeO
2_ 3 t & ñ ½ ¨ ¸\ ¦ t ¦ e . α-LiFeO
2 H d { 9 ~ ½ Ó
&
ñ (fcc cubic) ½ ¨ ¸ Ð, Li
+ü < Fe
3+s : r É r Ô ¦ ½ ©g Ë :& h Ü ¼ Ð
∗
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¼
1 Ï ^ o \ ¦ & h Ä » ¦ e Ü ¼ 9, / B N ç ß ç H É r F m3m s .
γ-LiFeO
2(tetragonal, I41/amd) H Li
+ü < Fe
3+s : r s ¼ 1 Ï
^ ½ ¨ ¸\ " f ½ ©g Ë :& h | 9 " f\ ¦ f Ü ¼ Ð & ñ @ / g A$ í s × ¦ # Q[ þ t # Q { 9 ~ ½ Ó& ñ ½ ¨ ¸\ " f ~ ½ Ó& ñ ½ ¨ ¸ Ð
" f % 3 # Q . ¢ ¸ô Ç, β-LiFeO
2(monoclinic, C2c) H α- LiFeO
2\ " f γ-LiFeO
2 Ð H × æ ç ß õ & ñ \ " f + þ A$ í ) a [5]. LiFeO
2Ó ü t| 9 _ l & h : £ ¤$ í É r ´ ú § É r ½ ¨ s À Ò# Qt
¦ e Ü ¼ l & h $ í | 9 \ ' a ô Ç ½ ¨ H ´ ú §s  Ò7 á ¤ ô Ç z ´& ñ s
. s \ : r ½ ¨\ " f H a % ¦ 0 q ] j ¸Z O Ü ¼ Ð LiFeO
2\ ¦ ] j
¸ # DTA/TGA, x- r] X l , Å Ò & ³p â (SEM)
`
¦ s 6 x # \ P % o ¸| , & ñ ½ ¨ ¸ x 9 { 9 _ ß ¼l \ ¦ ¸
% i Ü ¼ 9, M¨ossbauer ì rF g l , 1 l x r « Ñ oÖ ¦8 £ ¤& ñ l
\
¦ : x # Li
+, Fe
3+s : r[ þ t _ site ì r í ¸ x 9 l & h $ í
| 9
` ¦ ¸ % i .
II. ÷ m Ç] M ö U ê s0 n É
a
% ¦ 0 q ] j ¸Z O Ü ¼ Ð LiFeO
2ì r ´ ú ` ¦ ½ + Ë$ í l 0 Aô Ç Ø ¦ µ 1 Ï
"
é
¶ « Ñ Ð" f H í H ¸ 99.99 %_ iron nitrate (Fe(NO
3)
3-527-
Fig. 1. TGA/DTA curves of LiFeO
2gel powder.
·9H
2O) x 9 99.99 %_ lithium acetate (CH
3CO
2Li)\ ¦ 6
x % i Ü ¼ 9, 6 x B Ð H distilled water (H
2O), ethylene glycol (HOCH
2CH
2OH) x 9 acetic acid (CH
3COOH)` ¦ 1 : 7 : 2 _ q Ö ¦ Ð D ¥ ½ + Ë # 6 x % i ¦ Ã Ð] j Ð H ethanol (CH
3CH
2OH)` ¦ 6 x % i Ü ¼ 9, s M : stock solu- tion _ ] t 0 l x ¸ H 0.2 M Ð × þ % i . Ø ¦ µ 1 Ï" é ¶ « Ñ\ ¦ D ¥ ½ + Ë ô
Ç 6 x B \ ¦ 60
◦C \ " f 12r ç ß ì ø Í6 £ x` ¦ r & ¢ - a y 6 x K r
( . ì r ´ ú r « Ñ\ ¦ % 3 l 0 A # / B N ¸ É r \ " f 100
◦C
\
" f { 9 Å Ò{ 9 ç ß | ¸ # íl ì r ´ ú ` ¦ ] j ¸ % i . | ¸ ì
r ´ ú \ @ /ô Ç Ä »l Ó ü t _ ì r K x 9 & ñ © _ Ò q t$ í [ þ t` ¦ S X
¦ \ P % o ¸| ` ¦ · ú Ðl 0 A # , TA Instruments _
SDT 2900 ¸4 S q` ¦ s 6 x # DTA/TGA` ¦ Ã º' % i .
|
¸ ) a ì r ´ ú ` ¦ DTA/TGA ÐÂ Ò' % 3 É r õ \ ¦ Ö ¸6 x #
|
¸ô Ç ì r ´ ú ` ¦ 600
◦C \ " f 3r ç ß 1 l x î ß / B N l × æ \ " f \ P
%
o # r « Ñ\ ¦ ] j ¸ % i . \ P % o ô Ç ì r ´ ú _ & ñ $ í
`
¦ S X l 0 A # , Philips _ X’pert PW 1827 x-
r] X ì r$ 3 l (CuKα)\ ¦ s 6 x # x- r] X ¸, © Ã º
\
¦ ½ ¨ % i . ¢ ¸ô Ç, \ P % o ô Ç ì r ´ ú _ { 9 ß ¼l x 9 ç H{ 9
¸\ ¦ S X l 0 A # JSM-6700F _ SEM` ¦ 8 £ ¤& ñ
%
i . M¨ossbauer Û ¼& 7 à Ô! 3 É r l % i < Æ& h 1 p x 5 Å q ¸+ þ A [6]
M¨ ossbauer ì rF g l Ð 2 [ % i Ü ¼ 9, " é ¶ É r Dupont r ] j
¾
¡
§ _ Rh F K5 Å q \ [ þ t # Qe H z ´ : r © I _ 40 mCi_ 57Co é ß { 9
` ¦ 6 x % i . r « Ñ_ ª É r 40 mg Ü ¼ Ð % i ¦ r « Ñ _
ç H{ 9 ô Ç ¿ ºa \ ¦ 0 AK f â s 1 u s ¦ ¿ ºa 0.005
u _ Be ó ø Í` ¦ ª \ } " f 6 x % i . $ : rz ´+ « >` ¦ 0
AK " f APD CS-202 displex © u ü < DMX-20 M¨ossbauer vacuum shroud\ ¦ 6 x % i ¦, r « Ñ_ \ P ² ú ` ¦ 0 AK Í t B
Ð He gas\ ¦ í H¨ 8 r ( Ü ¼ 9 1 psi · ú § 4 ` ¦ Ä »t ¸2 ¤
%
i . : r ¸8 £ ¤& ñ É r : r ¸ ¸] X l (Lake Shore DRC-91C + þ
A)\ ¦ s 6 x # 0.05 K_ : r ¸ ¸ _ & ñ x 9 ¸ü < 10−6 torr s © _ / B N ¸\ ¦ Ä »t % i . VSM É r Lake Shore
Fig. 2. X-ray diffraction pattern of α-LiFeO
2at room temperature. Open circle represents the observed pat- tern; continuous lines represent calculated and difference obs-cal patterns. Ticks markers correspond to the posi- tion of the allowed Bragg reflections.
7300` ¦ s 6 x # # Q : r ¸\ " f ü @Â Ò l © ` ¦ 10 kOe
# l & h : £ ¤$ í ` ¦ 8 £ ¤& ñ % i .
III. ÷ m Ç] M ö+ s ÇÊ Ý õ m Í w ² o
LiFeO
2ì r ´ ú r « Ñ_ & ñ o 0 p x ô Ç \ P % o : r ¸\ ¦
&
ñ ¦ ] j ¸ ) a a % ¦ ÐÂ Ò' Ä » ¸ ) a 0 q_ Ä »l Ó ü t 1 l x` ¦ ¸
l 0 A # DTA/TGA z ´+ « >` ¦ ' % i Ü ¼ 9, Fig. 1\ LiFeO
20 q_ DTA/TGA ì r$ 3 õ \ ¦ ? /% 3 .
244
◦C Â Ò H \ " f ' a ¹ 1 Ï÷ & H µ 1 Ï\ P x ß ¼ H > 5 Å q ÷ & H
à ºì r K x 9 × æ» ¡ ¤ ½ + Ëì ø Í6 £ x _  Òí ß Ó ü t Ð" f Ò q t$ í ) a Ä »l Ó ü t _
è\ _ ô Ç כ Ü ¼ Ð 55 %_ × æ | ¾ Óy è\ ¦ à ºì ø Í ¦ e Ü ¼ 9, 550
◦C s © _ : r ¸\ " f_ | 9 | ¾ Ó y è H \ O % 3 . s
: r ¸ % ò % i \ " f LiFeO
2 © _ & ñ Ò q t$ í s r H d` ¦ 0 p u
½
+ É Ã º e . 0 A_ õ \ ¦ s 6 x # 600
◦C \ " f LiFeO
2ì
r ´ ú ` ¦ \ P % o % i Ü ¼ 9, © : r \ " f 8 £ ¤& ñ ô Ç x- r] X 8 £ ¤
&
ñ õ É r ½ ¨ ¸_ + þ A © \ O s í H Ã ºô Ç é ß { 9 © _ r « Ñ\ ¦
½
+ Ë$ í ½ + É Ã º e % 3 Ü ¼ 9, s \ ¦ Fig. 2 \ ? /% 3 . ½ + Ë$ í ô Ç r
« Ñ_ ª s : r ì r í 1 p x` ¦ & ñ l 0 A # Rietveld ì r
$ 3
Z O \ _ ô Ç & ñ º ` ¦ Ã º' % i . ì r$ 3 r Fullprof á Ô Ð Õ
ªÏ þ ` ¦ s 6 x % i . þ j7 á x& h Ü ¼ Ð & ñ ) a © à º H a = 4.1610 ± 0.0005 ˚ A s % 3 Ü ¼ 9, ø @ ¸\ ¦ ? / H Bragg
R
B, R
F H y y 5.56, 3.79 %% i . Fig. 2_ x- r ] X
` ¦ ì r$ 3 ô Ç õ H F m3m _ / B N ç ß ç H` ¦ ° ú H { 9 ~ ½ Ó& ñ + þ
A ½ ¨ ¸ s ü @_ r] X É r Ðs t · ú § ¤Ü ¼ 9 & ñ º _ õ
\
" f Ð1 p w s z ´+ « > u ü < s : r u ¸ ú { 9 u < Ê` ¦ Ðs ¦ e
.
Fig. 3. SEM micrographs of α-LiFeO
2annealed at 600
◦
C.
Fig. 4. M¨ ossbauer spectra of α-LiFeO
2at low tempera- ture.
Fig. 3 É r α-LiFeO
2& ñ _ $ í © ¸ ª ` ¦ Ðs H SEM 8
£ ¤& ñ õ Ð, 6 £ x| 9 ) a Ñ ü æ H ¸ ª É r 110 nm_ ß ¼l \ ¦
t 9, a % ¦ 0 q ~ ½ Ód \ _ # ] j ) a r « Ñ[ þ t _ + þ A& h + þ
AI \ ¦ Ðs ¦ e 6 £ §` ¦ · ú Ã º e [7]. α-LiFeO
2_ Curie
Fig. 5. M¨ ossbauer spectra of α-LiFeO
2at high temper- ature.
: r ¸ü < $ : r \ " f_ p r & h $ í : £ ¤$ í ` ¦ ¸ l 0 A
#
M¨ossbauer Û ¼& 7 à Ô! 3 ` ¦ 4.2 K \ " f 295 K_ : r ¸# 3 0 A
\
" f 2 [ % i Ü ¼ 9, @ /³ ð& h כ [ þ t` ¦ Fig. 4, 5 \ ? /% 3
.
Curie : r ¸ s _ : r ¸\ " f H 2 set( ¾ ú A á ¤;I-site, î ß A
á ¤;II-site) _ / B N" î f ¨ Ã º Ü ¼ Ð K $ 3 % i [8]. s Qô Ç Û ¼
&
7 à Ô! 3 ` ¦ [ jy ì r$ 3 l 0 A # Lorentzian + þ A` ¦ 6
x # þ j è 5 p xZ O Ü ¼ Ð ì r$ 3 % i Ü ¼ 9 [9] s X O > ì r$ 3 ô Ç
õ \ ¦ Table 1 \ Ð# Å Ò ¦ e .
α-LiFeO
2_ M¨ossbauer Û ¼& 7 à Ô! 3 É r © : r \ " f 2 line_
× æF G ì r\ P ° ú כ ë ß ` ¦ & H X < s H α-LiFeO
2_ Curie
: r ¸ © : r s e ` ¦ ? / H כ s . Curie : r ¸\ ¦ S X
l 0 A # M¨ossbauer Û ¼& 7 à Ô! 3 É r 4.2 K \ " f 295 K t : r ¸\ ¦ 7 £ x r v 9 8 £ ¤& ñ ô Ç õ 4.2 K\ " f 55 K
t H 6 line _ / B N" î f ¨ Ã º s ' a8 £ ¤ ÷ &% 3 Ü ¼ Õ ª s © _
: r ¸\ " f H 6 line _ / B N" î f ¨ Ã º s èY > ¦ î r
Fig. 6. Reduced magnetic hyperfine field H
hf(T )/H
hf(0) against reduced temperature T /T
Cfor α-LiFeO
2. Points marked are the experimental values. The full curve is the Brillouin curve for S = 5/2.
X
< 2 line_ Û ¼& 7 à Ô! 3 ë ß ' a8 £ ¤ ÷ &% 3 Ü ¼ 9, α-LiFeO
2_ Curie
: r ¸ H 90 ± 3 K Ð & ñ % i . M¨ossbauer ì r$ 3 õ Table 1 \ " f% ! 3 © : r \ " f α-LiFeO
2_ s $ í | 9 ^ s 1 l x ° ú כ
É r 0.24 mm/s ° ú כ` ¦ & Ü ¼ 9, s H α-LiFeO
2_ Fe s : r s
t H s : r H Fe
3+e ` ¦ Ð# Å Ò H כ s [8]. 8 £ ¤& ñ
: r ¸ 4.2 K\ " f 7 £ x ½ + ÉÃ º2 ¤ íp [ j l © ° ú כ É r y è
< Ê` ¦ · ú à º e % 3 Ü ¼ 9 4.2 K\ " f_ íp [ j l © ° ú כ É r I- site x 9 II-site\ " f 506, 478 kOe, × æF G ì r\ P ° ú כ É r y y 0.02, −0.02 m/s Ð _ % ò \ ¾ ú > z ¤Ü ¼ 9, s H α-LiFeO
2_ & ñ ½ ¨ ¸ { 9 ~ ½ Ó& ñ + þ A & ñ ½ ¨ ¸e ` ¦ _ p ô Ç
. ¢ ¸ô Ç s $ í | 9 ^ s 1 l x ° ú כ É r 0.37(I-site) ü < 0.36 mm/s(II- site) Ð z ¤ H X < y site_ ^ o = s : r s Fe
3+ Ð > r F < Ê` ¦
· ú
à º e [10]. s M : 4.2 K\ " f_ I-siteü < II-site_ & h q
H 50 % : 50 % Ð s H α-LiFeO
2_ & ñ ½ ¨ ¸ { 9 ~ ½ Ó
&
ñ + þ A ½ ¨ ¸e ` ¦ S X ½ + É Ã º e H כ s [8].
Fig. 6 É r α-LiFeO
2_ íp [ j © ° ú כ_ ¨ î ç H ° ú כ` ¦ : r
¸\ É r o Ð Curie : r ¸ T
C\ @ /ô Ç ¨ 8 í ß ) a : r ¸ T /T
C\ " f_ ] X @ / % ò ¸\ " f_ íp [ j l © H
hf(0) \
@
/ô Ç ¨ 8 í ß ) a íp [ j l © H
hf(T )/H
hf(0) _ o ° ú כ` ¦
? / ¦ e . " é ¶ Ü ¼ Ð ³ ðr ) a & h [ þ t s M¨ossbauer z ´+ « >
° ú
כs 9 s \ @ /K z ´ Ü ¼ Ð ³ ðr ) a כ É r spin ° ú כs S = 5/2 Brillouin s : r/ B G Ü ¼ Ð+ ¸ # 3 0 A ? /\ " f " î S X
> ¸ ú Ø Ô ¦ e . Õ ª QÙ ¼ Ð α-LiFeO
2? /_ Fe
3+s
: r[ þ t É r S = 5/2 Ð high spin © I e ` ¦ · ú Ã º e % 3 [11].
Fig. 7 É r spin wave theory \ _ # α-LiFeO
2_ T /T
C<0.7 # 3 0 A? /_ : r ¸% ò % i \ " f ¨ î ç H íp [ j l
© ° ú כ_ : r ¸\ É r o\ ¦ ] X @ /% ò ¸\ @ /ô Ç ° ú כ\ @ / ô
Ç q Ð ? / ¦ e . : r ¸\ É r íp [ j l © ° ú כ
Fig. 7. Fractional change of the average magnetic hyper- fine field, H
hf, as a function of (T /T
C)
3/2for α-LiFeO
2.
Fig. 8. Reverse magnetic susceptibility of α-LiFeO
2.
É
r : r ¸ 7 £ x < Ê\ y è H X < Õ ª d É r 6 £ § õ ° ú
[12].
H
hf(T ) − H
hf(0)
H
hf(0) = −B
3/2T T
C 3/2− C
5/2T T
C 5/2(1)
#
l " f T
C H Curie : r ¸s 9 H
hf(T ) H : r ¸ T \ " f_
íp [ j l © ° ú כs ¦, H
hf(0) H ] X @ /% ò ¸\ " f_ íp [ j
l © ° ú כs . íp [ j l © z ´ + « >° ú כ\ d (1)` ¦ þ j è
5 p x ° ú כÜ ¼ Ð > í ß ô Ç õ α-LiFeO
2_ â Ä º spin wave © Ã
º B
3/2= 0.36 ± 0.05, C
5/2= 0.27 ± 0.05 s % i Ü ¼ 9, s
° ú כ É r & ñ $ í $ í Ó ü t| 9 α-Feü < Ni_ 0.11 x 9 0.12
Ð s ` H ° ú כ` ¦ t H X < s H © © _ spin wave
α-LiFeO
2& ñ ? /\ " f 8 ¸ ú # l H d` ¦ · ú Ã º e [13].
Fig. 8 É r VSM` ¦ s 6 x # þ j@ / 10 kOe_ ü @Â Ò l ©
`
¦ # 8 £ ¤& ñ ô Ç α-LiFeO
2_ % i oÖ ¦` ¦ ? / ¦ e
.
© $ í \ K { © H Â Òì r` ¦ + þ A H Z O ` ¦ 6 x # ì r
$
3 ô Ç õ Curie-Weiss : r ¸(θ
P) H @ /| Ä Ì −160 K s % i Ü ¼
%
i Ü ¼ 9, 4.2 K\ " f_ íp [ j l © ° ú כ É r 506 kOe x 9 478 kOe, Curie : r ¸ H 90 ± 3 K Ð & ñ % i . © : r \ " f s
$ í
| 9 ^ s 1 l x ° ú כ É r 0.24 mm/s Ð ^ o = s : r _ © I +3
e ` ¦ · ú ¤Ü ¼ 9, Fe
3+s : r[ þ t É r S = 5/2 Ð high spin © I
% i Ü ¼ 9 spin wave © Ã º H B
3/2= 0.36 ± 0.05, C
5/2= 0.27 ± 0.05 Ð 8 £ ¤& ñ ÷ &% 3 . ¢ ¸ô Ç Curie-Weiss : r ¸(θ
P) H
−160 K Ð l & h : £ ¤$ í s ì ø Íy © $ í : £ ¤f ç ` ¦ Í Ç x .
P
c p 8 ý ò k >
: r ½ ¨ H < ÆÕ ü t < É ª F é ß (KRF-2005-070-C00050)_ t
"
é
¶ \ O \ _ ô Ç כ s 9 s \ y \ ¦ × ¼w n m .
Y
c p w à U Ø ô
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Magnetic Properties of LiFeO 2 Powders by a Sol-Gel Process
Seung Wha Lee
Department of Electronic Engineering Chungju National University, Chungju 380-702 Chul Sung Kim
∗Department of Physics, Kookmin University, Seoul 136-702 (Received 28 October 2005)
α-LiFeO
2powders have been prepared by using a sol-gel method. The crystallographic and magnetic properties of the powders were investigated with DTA/TGA, XRD, SEM, M¨ ossbauer spectroscopy, and VSM. The α-LiFeO
2single-phase is observed in the samples annealed at 600
◦C for 3 h in air. The crystal structure of α-LiFeO
2is found to be cubic with a lattice of a = 4.1610 ± 0.0005 ˚ A. The Curie temperature of α-LiFeO
2is found to be 90 ± 3 K. The isomer shift values at room temperature are found to be 0.24 mm/s relative to Fe metal, which is consistent with high- spin Fe
3+charge states. The average hyperfine field H
hf(T ) of the α-LiFeO
2shows a temperature dependence of [H
hf(T ) − H
hf(0)]/H
hf(0) = −0.36(T /T
C)
3/2− 0.27(T /T
C)
5/2for T /T
C< 0.7, indicative of spin-wave excitation.
PACS numbers: 74.25.Ha, 75.50.Gg, 76.80.+y
Keywords: M¨ ossbauer spectroscopy, Sol-gel method, LiFeO
2∗