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Magnetism: Another Idiosyncrasy of Boron?
Author(s) -
Vignolo Maurizio,
Bovone Gianmarco,
Capra Marco,
Loria Federico,
Bernini Cristina,
Vileno Bertrand,
Mager Loïc,
Donnio Bertrand,
Rastei Mircea V.,
Gallani JeanLouis
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
european journal of inorganic chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.667
H-Index - 136
eISSN - 1099-0682
pISSN - 1434-1948
DOI - 10.1002/ejic.202001075
Subject(s) - magnetism , boron , chemistry , idiosyncrasy , ferromagnetism , doping , impurity , chemical physics , condensed matter physics , nanotechnology , organic chemistry , physics , materials science , finance , economics
We have studied the magnetic properties of various Boron particles obtained by different methods and have found evidence of soft ferromagnetism in all. While our study cannot unequivocally exclude that Boron is at the origin of the magnetism, we suggest that various impurities which are either the result of the synthetic process or come from the intentional doping of the Boron particles are indeed responsible for the observed magnetic properties. The phenomenon bears similarities with what is observed in magnetic oxides such as MgO or ZnO.