TY - JOUR A1 - Stößer, R. A1 - Feist, M. A1 - Menzel, Michael A1 - Nofz, Marianne T1 - Fe3+ ions acting as probes and agents in aggregation processes and solid-state reactions in AlO(OH)/Al2O3 matrices N2 - The fate of doped iron species during various mechanically and thermally initiated redox reactions and aggregation processes in crystalline and amorphous AlO(OH) or Al2O3 matrices was investigated. The amorphization of the matrix was performed by chemical (i.e., via sol-gel processes) or mechanochemical treatment (high-energy ball milling). Thermal analysis, coupled with mass spectrometry (TA-MS), Mössbauer spectroscopy, and electron spin resonance (ESR), was used. The TA under various gas atmospheres allowed preparing samples under a controlled temperature regime, together with a controlled gas influence. Both the effect of mechanical activation and the influence of the iron doping could be followed macroscopically via the down-shift of the peak temperature of the corundum formation. The ESR data characterize the Fe3+ ions and their interaction with the magnetic surrounding based on the fine structure parameters. The Mössbauer data allowed the characterization of the Fe(0), Fe2+, and Fe3+ species, together with providing information about their coordinative surrounding. Both methods provided general complementary spectroscopical information. Unexpectedly, (FeOx)n and (FexAl1-x)2O3 aggregates could also be detected in the range of low Fe concentrations. It was demonstrated that even in the low-level doped systems [(FexAl1-x)2O3 with x ≥ 0.01], all the essential spectroscopic phenomena occur. At higher Fe concentrations, they were discovered to be caused by magnetic and spin exchange interactions as well as by solid-state reactions during and after the mechanical activation. PY - 2010 DO - https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1551-2916.2009.03596.x SN - 0002-7820 SN - 1551-2916 VL - 93 IS - 5 SP - 1447 EP - 1456 PB - Blackwell Publishing CY - Malden AN - OPUS4-21235 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - 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 DO - 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 -