Table 1 Sample labelling, composition, mean crystallite diameter, degree of inversion from XANES and XMCD, Pd content (where applicable), and mass magnetization from VSM in a magnetic field of 6 T at temperatures of 8 K and 300 K, respectively.
Sample | Composition | CFO crystallite diameter (nm) | Degree of inversion | Pd (wt%) | Mass magnetization M(6 T) (Am2/kg) | ||||
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300 K | 5 K | ||||||||
Fe | Co | Fe | Co | 300 K8 | 8 K | ||||
S | bare CFO | 5.1 ± 5% | 0.79 | 0.72 | 0.80 | 0.79 | – | 8 ± 1 | 15 ± 2 |
S-Pd | Pd decorated CFO | 5.1 ± 5% | 0.85 | 0.75 | 0.82 | 0.80 | 1.61 | 33 ± 5 | 48 ± 7 |
L | bare CFO | 17.8 ± 5% | 0.84 | 0.72 | 0.83 | 0.79 | – | 15 ± 2 | 30 ± 5 |
L-Pd | Pd decorated CFO | 17.8 ± 5% | 0.83 | 0.80 | 0.83 | 0.79 | 1.31 | 30 ± 5 | 47 ± 7 |