G. Ahmadpour, A. Ghasemi, E. Paimozd,
Volume 32, Issue 2 (12-2013)
Abstract
The particles of ferrite Ni0.6-xCuxZn0.4Fe2O4, (0-0.5 in step with 0.1) were prepared by the sol-gel method. Sintering process of powders was carried out at 600, 800 and 1000 oC. The effect of the sintering temperature and chemical composition on the structural and magnetic properties of the Cu substituted NiZn ferrite was investigated. EDS analysis and X-ray diffraction patterns confirmed a well defined of single crystal phase with spinel structure. The thermal behavior process and particle size of samples were investigated by thermal analysis TG, DTA techniques and scanning electron microscope, respectively. VSM curves reveal that the sintering temperature and copper content affect saturation magnetization. M ssbauer spectra displays that the copper cations occupy the octahedral sites. With increasing of copper cations, the iron cations immigrate to tetrahedral site, consequently the saturation magnetization decrease.
M. Eshraghi, Z. Mosleh, M. Rahimi,
Volume 38, Issue 1 (6-2019)
Abstract
In this investigation, the structural and magnetic properties of Cr and Zn substituted Co ferrite with the general formula Co1-xZnxFe2-xCrxO4 (x= 0.1, 0.3, 0.5, 0.7) as prepared by sol- gel method were studied. The structural, morphological and magnetic properties of the samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR), Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and Vibrating sample magnetometer (VSM). XRD measurements along with the Rietveld refinement indicated that the prepared samples were single phase with the space group of Fd-3m. Results of SEM images also showed that the particles were in the nanosize range. Also, the magnetic properties of the samples indicated that the magnetization was first decreased, reaching the minimum value for x=0.1 sample; then it was increased. This behavior was related to the cation distribution at the tetrahedral and octahedral sites. Moreover, coercivity was significantly decreased with increasing the doping level due the decrease of magnetocrystalline anisotropy because of the nonmagnetic Zn ion substitution.
