TY - JOUR A1 - Stößer, R. A1 - Menzel, Michael A1 - Feist, M. A1 - Nofz, Marianne A1 - Renz, F. T1 - Competing redox reactions in Fe-containing AlO(OH) and Al2O3 matrices: A combined investigation by Mössbauer, ESR spectroscopy and thermal analysis N2 - The investigation of iron-doped AlO(OH)/Al2O3 systems revealed that the combined employment of Mössbauer and ESR spectroscopies together with thermal analysis yields meaningful data with complementary information. This mutual complementarity is based on the coexistence of Fe point defects with the corresponding aggregated FeOx species which has been observed even for very low Fe concentrations. Competing redox processes between the dopant, the AlOx matrix, and the gas atmosphere during the thermal treatment enable the generation of solid phases exhibiting specific chemical properties. The entire reaction process is influenced by a specific mechanical and thermal pre-treatment that affects predominantly oxydative processes in the matrix. A protecting influence of the matrix preventing further reductive attack of the Fe3+ Fe2+ ions by hydrogen has been established. KW - Mössbauer KW - ESR spectroscopy KW - Thermal analysis KW - Al2O3 KW - Magnetite KW - Fe(0) KW - Fe(2+) KW - Fe(3+) PY - 2010 UR - http://iopscience.iop.org/1742-6596/217/1/012028/pdf/1742-6596_217_1_012028.pdf U6 - https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/217/1/012028 SN - 1742-6588 SN - 1742-6596 VL - 217 IS - 1 SP - 012028-1 - 012028-5 PB - IOP Publ. CY - Bristol, UK AN - OPUS4-21876 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -