ISIAME 2008: Proceedings of the International Symposium on the Industrial Applications of the Mössbauer Effect (ISIAME 2008) held in Budapest, Hungary, 17–22 August 2008

Front Matter....Pages i-xi
Preface (ISIAME 2008)....Pages 1-2
Mössbauer spectroscopy in molecular magnetism....Pages 3-19
Monitoring by Mössbauer spectroscopy the thermal reduction of hematite into magnetite: the surface effect and charge disproportionality in iron oxide nanoparticles....Pages 21-29
Iron in the brain....Pages 31-37
Analysis of powder particles of high carbon cast iron after air plasma spraying....Pages 39-44
Ion bombardment of Fe-based amorphous metallic alloys....Pages 45-52
Sigma phase—one of the main reasons for deterioration of stainless steels properties....Pages 53-61
Chemical aspects of lifetime extension at Paks Nuclear Power Plant....Pages 63-71
Magnetic phase transitions in nanoclusters and nanostructures....Pages 73-84
Effect of particle size and alloying with different metals on 57 Fe Mössbauer spectra....Pages 85-95
Characterization of magnetic iron oxide nanoparticles....Pages 97-103
Formation of graphite encapsulated iron nanoparticles during mechanical activation and annealing analyzed by Mössbauer spectroscopy....Pages 105-110
Hydrogenation of FeCoZr–Al 2 O 3 nanocomposites studied by Mössbauer spectroscopy and magnetometry....Pages 111-117
Mössbauer study of rapidly solidified Al-Fe based amorphous alloys....Pages 119-123
Integral low-energy electron Mössbauer spectroscopic studies of the surfaces of carbon nanotube-nanocomposite powders....Pages 125-130
Microwave absorption and Mössbauer studies of Fe 3 O 4 nanoparticles....Pages 131-136
Studies of oxidation of iron nanowires encased in porous aluminium oxide template....Pages 137-142
Influence of Mn-for-Fe substitution on structural properties of synthetic goethite....Pages 143-149
Synthesis and magnetic properties of Cu 0.5 Ni 0.5 Fe 2 O 4 nanoparticles produced by glycothermal and hydrothermal processes....Pages 151-158
Mössbauer spectroscopy study of iron oxide nanoparticles obtained by spray pyrolysis....Pages 159-166
Solid-state synthesis of α-Fe and iron carbide nanoparticles by thermal treatment of amorphous Fe 2 O 3 ....Pages 167-173
ILEEMS of thin α-Fe 2 O 3 films prepared by RF sputtering....Pages 175-181
The Mössbauer spectroscopy studies of matrix changes during continuous heating from as-quenched state of high carbon tool steel....Pages 183-188
Mössbauer and magnetic studies of nanosize (Fe,Co) x C 1 − x alloys....Pages 189-195
Ball milling induced interstitial atoms redistributions revealed by Mössbauer effect in Fe based alloys....Pages 197-204
Mössbauer spectroscopic investigation of retained-austenite content of high-carbon tool steel during isothermal tempering of as-quenched samples....Pages 205-210
Feature of solid–liquid metals reaction revealed by conversion electron Mössbauer spectrometry....Pages 211-218
Synthesis of Fe carbides species by reactive milling....Pages 219-224
The fate of Fe 3+ ions in the system {AlO(OH)-xerogel/Fe-compounds} after mechanical activation and different thermal treatments studied by Mössbauer, ESR spectroscopy and thermal analysis....Pages 225-231
Characterization of rapidly solidified powder of high-speed steel....Pages 233-239
Gummic acid stabilized γ-Fe 2 O 3 aqueous suspensions for biomedical applications....Pages 241-248
Iron containing vitamins and dietary supplements: control of the iron state using Mössbauer spectroscopy with high velocity resolution....Pages 249-256
Mobility of inorganic nanoparticles in soft matter....Pages 257-267
Nanoscaled biocompatible magnetic drug-delivery system: preparation and characterization....Pages 269-275
Mössbauer spectroscopic study of sulphonated poly(ether-urethane) linear ionomer doped with iron species....Pages 277-282
Mössbauer characterisation of Fe–polygalacturonate as a medicine for human anaemia: the effect of iron concentration....Pages 283-290
The characterisation of three different coal samples by means of various analytical techniques....Pages 291-296
Mössbauer studies of raw materials from Misti volcano of Arequipa (Peru) for its potential application in the ceramic field....Pages 297-301
Mössbauer study of Fe 3+ /Fe 2+ ratio in amphiboles to search correlation with hydrogen isotope fractionation....Pages 303-309
Various stages of oxidation of chlorite as reflected in the Fe 2 +  and Fe 3 +  proportions in the Mössbauer spectra of minerals in Boda Claystone....Pages 311-315
Iron–nickel alloy from iron meteorite Chinga studied by Mössbauer spectroscopy with high velocity resolution....Pages 317-324
Temperature dependence of the hyperfine parameters of the iron bearing phases in the Mössbauer spectra collected by the Mars Exploration Rover Spirit....Pages 325-330
Mössbauer study of the Boom clay, a geological formation for the storage of radioactive wastes in Belgium....Pages 331-339
Mössbauer effect study of fly and bottom ashes from an electric generating plant....Pages 341-346
Iron Mössbauer redox and relation to technetium retention during vitrification....Pages 347-354
 57 Fe Mössbauer study of sol–gel synthesized Sn 1 − x − y Fe x Sb y O 2 − δ powders....Pages 355-362
Exchange-spring magnets based on L1 0 -FePt ordered phase....Pages 363-370
Mössbauer spectroscopy study of interfaces for spintronics....Pages 371-376
Study of rapid stress annealed nano-crystalline Fe 74.5 Cu 1 Nb 3 Si 15.5 B 6 alloy....Pages 377-383
Characterization of magnetic nano-fluids via Mössbauer spectroscopy....Pages 385-390
Determination of foreign phases in Fe–As based superconducting systems....Pages 391-395
Detailed Mössbauer study of the cation distribution in CoFe 2 O 4 ferrites....Pages 397-404
Substitution effect of Ba at the Sr sites in Sr(Fe,Re)O 3 ....Pages 405-410
Fe(II) spin-crossover compounds based on the extremely versatile ligand system of 1-substituted tetrazoles: a comparative study....Pages 411-416
Characterization of magnetite nanoparticles supported in sulfonated styrene-divinylbenzene mesoporous copolymer....Pages 417-423
Origin of ferromagnetism in iron implanted rutile single crystals....Pages 425-432
Magnetic phase transition of the bond random mixed compound Fe(Br x I 1 − x ) 2 ....Pages 433-437
Effects of B and P content on structural and magnetic properties of cast iron based amorphous alloys....Pages 439-443
Mössbauer study of Fe in GaAs following 57 Mn  +  implantation....Pages 445-450
Iron films produced by an arc plasma gun....Pages 451-457
Interface mixing in Fe–B–Ag multilayers....Pages 459-464
Spin configurations and interfacial diffusion in exchange bias and spin valve systems with Ir–Mn antiferromagnetic pinning layers....Pages 465-471
Interfacial microstructure and properties of dissimilar steels joined by high energy beam melting processes....Pages 473-480
Iron oxide modified minerals....Pages 481-487
Nano-structure analysis of Fe implanted SnO 2 films by 57 Fe and 119 Sn CEMS....Pages 489-495
Surface effects in α -Fe 2 O 3 nanoparticles studied by ILEEMS and TMS....Pages 497-501
The structure and composition of novel electrodeposited Sn–Fe and Sn–Co–Fe alloys from a flow circulation cell system....Pages 503-514
Study of Au/SnO x –Al 2 O 3 catalysts used in CO oxidation by in situ Mössbauer spectroscopy....Pages 515-523
Comparison of Fe-AlPILC and Fe-ZSM-5 catalysts used for degradation of methomyl....Pages 525-531
Dissolution behaviour of iron silicate glass....Pages 533-538
Structural studies of iron in vitrified toxic wastes....Pages 539-544
Formation and characterization of boride coatings thermochemically grown on the Fe 64 Ni 36 alloy....Pages 545-551
Characterization of initial atmospheric corrosion of conventional weathering steels and a mild steel in a tropical atmosphere....Pages 553-561
Mössbauer and infrared spectroscopy as a diagnostic tool for the characterization of ferric tannates....Pages 563-569
Failure analysis of magnets in a servomotor by Mössbauer and X-ray diffraction....Pages 571-577
The method of invariants applied to the analysis of 57 Fe Mössbauer spectra....Pages 579-585
A versatile gas-flow proportional counter for Mössbauer spectroscopy....Pages 587-593
Back Matter....Pages xii-xv