Structural and Magnetic Phase Transformations of Hydroxyapatite-Magnetite Composites under Inert and Ambient Sintering Atmospheres

Boda, Sunil Kumar and Anupama, A and Basu, Bikramjit and Sahoo, Balaram (2015) Structural and Magnetic Phase Transformations of Hydroxyapatite-Magnetite Composites under Inert and Ambient Sintering Atmospheres. In: JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY C, 119 (12). pp. 6539-6555.

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Abstract

The present work reports the impact of sintering conditions on the phase stability in hydroxyapatite (HA) magnetite (Fe3O4) bulk composites, which were densified using either pressureless sintering in air or by rapid densification via hot pressing in inert atmosphere. In particular, the phase abundances, structural and magnetic properties of the (1-x)HA-xFe(3)O(4) (x = 5, 10, 20, and 40 wt %) composites were quantified by corroborating results obtained from Rietveld refinement of the X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), and Mossbauer spectroscopy. Post heat treatment phase analysis revealed a major retention of Fe3O4 in argon atmosphere, while it was partially/completely oxidized to hematite (alpha-Fe2O3) in air. Mossbauer results suggest the high-temperature diffusion of Fe3+ into hydroxyapatite lattice, leading to the formation of Fe-doped HA. A preferential occupancy of Fe3+ at the Ca(1) and Ca(2) sites under hot-pressing and conventional sintering conditions, respectively, was observed. The lattice expansion in HA from Rietveld analysis correlated well with the amounts of Fe-doped HA determined from the Mossbauer spectra. Furthermore, hydroxyapatite in the monoliths and composites was delineated to exist in the monoclinic (P2(1)/b) structure as against the widely reported hexagonal (P6(3)/m) crystal lattice. The compositional similarity of iron doping in hydroxyapatite to that of tooth enamel and bone presents HA-Fe3O4 composites as potential orthopedic and dental implant materials.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Publication:	JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY C
Publisher:	AMER CHEMICAL SOC
Additional Information:	Copy right for this article belongs to the AMER CHEMICAL SOC, 1155 16TH ST, NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20036 USA
Keywords:	HYPERFINE FIELD DISTRIBUTIONS; RAY-POWDER DIFFRACTION; MOSSBAUER; SCAFFOLDS; VALIDITY; NEUTRON; ALLOYS; IRON
Department/Centre:	Division of Chemical Sciences > Materials Research Centre
Date Deposited:	06 May 2015 05:09
Last Modified:	06 May 2015 05:09
URI:	http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/51484

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