Journal
JOURNAL OF SOLID STATE CHEMISTRY
Volume 300, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1016/j.jssc.2021.122279
Keywords
Ni-Zn ferrite; Superparamagnetic; Nanoparticles; Sol-gel combustion; Low coercivity
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The influence of Zn substitution on the magnetic properties of Ni-Zn ferrite nano materials was investigated, leading to superparamagnetic behavior and weaker magnetic interactions in the nano ferrite.
The present article investigates the influence of Zn substitution on magnetic properties of Ni1-xZnxFe2O4 spinel nano ferrite compounds. The materials were prepared via sol-gel auto combustion method followed by suitable sintering. X-ray powder diffraction pattern shows formation of cubic nanostructure for all values of 'x'. The magnetic measurement at room temperature shows the narrow M - H curve indicating the superparamagnetic behavior. Unlike normal tetrahedral occupancy of Zn ions in bulk ferrite, the Zn ions peculiarly preferred octahedral sites and led to dilute magnetization in prepared nano ferrite. The nano ferrite shows small value of saturation magnetization and coercivity. Mossbauer spectra were studied at room temperature which also confirms the existence of superparamagnetic phase in nano ferrites and well supports the fact that Zn replaces the Fe ions at the octahedral site. The substitution of Zn ions gives paramagnetic doublet and lead to weakening the magnetic interaction and decrease hyperfine field at A and B sites. The study also explains the effect of Zn substitution on Bohr's magneton, Yafet-Kittel angle, coercivity (H-c), remnant magnetization, magnetic susceptibility and Curie temperature.
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