Mechanochemically Assisted Synthesis Of La0.7sr0.3mno3 Nanoparticles And Induction Heating Properties Of The Composites With Hydroxyapatite

Perovskite lanthanum strontium manganese oxide (LSMO, strontium-substituted lanthanum manganite) La0.7Sr0.3MnO3 nanoparticles were synthesized via the low-temperature calcination of the precursor, which was prepared using a mechanochemical route. A powder mixture of lanthanum chloride, strontium chloride, manganese chloride and sodium carbonate was high-energy milled by a planetary ball mill under semiwet (moist) conditions to obtain the precursor. To study the mechanochemical effects on the formation of LSMO, a thermogravimetric (TG) analysis was conducted for the precursors prepared under various conditions; the precursors and the intermediates formed during calcination were identified by X-ray diffraction (XRD). The calcination of the milled precursor at 600 ?C resulted in the formation of LSMO nanoparticles with good induction heating properties. The LSMO/hydroxyapatite composites exhibited rapid temperature increases in an AC magnetic field. The obtained results demonstrate that the LSMO nanoparticles and LSMO/hydroxyapatite composites are promising candidates for magnetic hyperthermia treatments.