On the Question of Thermal Stability and Magnetic Properties of Mn0.6Zn0.4Fe2O4 Nanoparticles Prepared by Sol-Gel Method
Mn-Zn ferrite nanoparticles of Mn 0.6 Zn 0.4 Fe 2 O 4 composition were synthesized through sol-gel auto combustion process. The phase formation, thermal stability, morphology, and magnetic properties of as-prepared and heat treated samples have been investigated. It is observed that as-prepared sphe...
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Veröffentlicht in: | IEEE transactions on magnetics 2014-11, Vol.50 (11), p.1-4 |
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Zusammenfassung: | Mn-Zn ferrite nanoparticles of Mn 0.6 Zn 0.4 Fe 2 O 4 composition were synthesized through sol-gel auto combustion process. The phase formation, thermal stability, morphology, and magnetic properties of as-prepared and heat treated samples have been investigated. It is observed that as-prepared spherical particles (10-40 nm) transform into single phase spinal structure of ~500 nm long cylindrical rods of 60 nm diameter, when annealed at 1200 °C in air. Interestingly, when the samples were annealed at 600 °C in air Fe 2 O 3 , Mn 2 O 3 impurity phases appear along with poor quality ferrite phase. On the other hand, samples annealed at 600 °C, under inert gas conditions showed well-ordered single phase spinal structure with large M s = 60 emu/g and H c = 55 Oe. Furthermore, it is shown that on rapid cooling, the sample from 1200 °C yields a good quality spinel structure with enhanced soft magnetic properties (M s = 62.3 emu/g; H c = 3 Oe). |
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ISSN: | 0018-9464 1941-0069 |
DOI: | 10.1109/TMAG.2014.2327694 |