Published March 2007 | Version v1
Journal article

Magnetic properties of bulk and nanosized (Zn,Cu,Cd)0.5Ni0.5Fe2O4 ferrites

  • 1. School of Physics, Westville Campus, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban 4000 (South Africa) and Department of Physics, Qwaqwa Campus, University of Free State, Phuthaditjhaba 9866 (South Africa)
  • 2. School of Physics, Westville Campus, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban 4000 (South Africa)

Description

A study of magnetic properties of bulk and fine powders of (Zn,Cu,Cd)0.5Ni0.5Fe2O4 oxides by Mossbauer spectroscopy and magnetization measurements is presented. The evolution of grain sizes derived from X-ray diffraction (XRD) is also presented. The Mossbauer spectra for fine powders show a combination of ferrimagnetic and paramagnetic behavior. The magnetic transition temperature, TC decreases with reduced grain size for the Cd-based oxide. An anomalous increase in TC is observed for the Zn-based oxide. The increased coercivity with milling is associated with reduced grain size and increased grain boundaries

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Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.jmmm.2006.11.141;
PII
S0304-8853(06)02486-3;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials
Journal Volume
310
Journal Issue
2
Journal Page Range
p. 2534-2536
ISSN
0304-8853
CODEN
JMMMDC

Conference

Title
17. international conference on magnetism
Dates
20-25 Aug 2006
Place
Kyoto (Japan)

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Copyright (c) 2006 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.