Effect of cation substitutions in Y-type Ba0.5Sr1.5Me2Fe12O22hexaferrites on the magnetic phase transitions

peer reviewedWe investigated the magnetic properties and magnetic phase transition in Y-type Ba0.5Sr1.5NiMgFe12O22 hexaferrite powder prepared by citrate sol-gel spontaneous combustion. The saturation magnetisation value of 32 emu/g at 4.2 K was lowered to 24 emu/g at 300 K. The magnetisations curves did not saturate even at a magnetic field of 50 kOe for both temperatures - 4.2 K and 300 K. A step-like behaviour appeared in the initial magnetisation curve at 4.2 K. A magnetic phase transformation from a spiral magnetic ordering to a conical spin one was observed at 40 K

Effect of Ni and Al substitution on the magnetic properties of Y-type hexaferrite Ba0.5Sr1.5Zn0.5Ni1.5Fe11.92Al0.08O22powders

peer reviewedThe effect is reported of substituting the non-magnetic Zn2+ cations with magnetic Ni2+ cations, and of the magnetic Fe3+ cations with non-magnetic Al3+ cations in Ba0.5Sr1.5Zn0.5Ni1.5Fe11.92Al0.08O22 on the resulting magnetic properties. The Y-type hexaferrite powders were synthesized by citric acid sol-gel auto-combustion, followed by appropriate thermal annealing. The saturation magnetization values (Ms ) in a magnetic field of 50 kOe were 36 emu/g and 30 emu/g at 4.2 K and 300 K, respectively. The zero-field-cooled (ZFC) and field-cooled (FC) magnetization vs. temperature (4.2-300 K) were measured in dc magnetic fields of 50 Oe, 100 Oe and 500 Oe. The changes resulting from the dissimilar cationic substitutions were identified and discussed

Magnetic phase transitions in Ba0.5Sr1.5Zn2Fe11.92Al0.08O22hexaferrites

peer reviewedWe report studies on the effect of substituting the magnetic Fe3+ cations with nonmagnetic Al3+ cations in Y-type hexaferrite Ba0.5Sr1.5Zn2Fe11.92Al0.08O22 powders on their magnetic properties and especially on the magnetic phase transitions responsible for observing the magnetoelectric effect. In this research, the Y-type hexaferrite powders were synthesized by citric acid sol-gel auto-combustion. After the auto-combustion process, the precursor powders were annealed at 1170 °C in air to obtain the Y-type hexaferrite materials. The effects of Al substitution on the structural, microstructural properties and phase content were investigated in detail using X-ray powder diffraction and scanning electron microscopy. Hysteresis measurements were performed by a physical-property-measurement-system (PPMS) (Quantum Design) at 4.2 K and at room temperature. Dc-magnetic measurements of the temperature dependence of the magnetization at magnetic fields of 50 Oe, 100 Oe and 500 Oe were used to determine the effect of applying a magnetic field on the temperature of magnetic-phase transitions. We demonstrated that the helical spin state can be modified further by varying the magnetic field

Synthesis and investigation of the properties of hexaferrites obtained by microemulsion techniques

peer reviewedThe hexaferrites have been intensively investigated as materials for permanent magnets, high-density recording media, microwave devices, bio-medical applications and, recently, as multiferroic materials. It is well known that the electrical, optical and magnetic properties of materials vary widely with the particle size and shape and with the degree of crystallinity. In general, the technologies for preparation of hexaferrites require high-temperature annealing, which impedes the fabrication of nanosized hexaferrites characterized by a narrow particle-size distribution. The microemulsion method has been proposed precisely in order to overcome the difficulties related to controlling the size distribution of the particles of oxide materials and, especially, hexaferrites, since one of the advantages of this technique is the preparation of very uniform particles. The high homogeneity of the nanosized precipitate particles produced is due to the fact that each of the aqueous drops acts as a nanosized reactor for nanoparticles formation. The M-type hexaferrite is the most commonly studied member of the hexaferrite family. This review chapter will be focused on the synthesis and properties of hexaferrites (particularly nanosized hexaferrites) obtained by microemulsion. The different microemulsion systems will be presented and their influence on the structure and magnetic properties of the M-type hexaferrite will be discussed. A special emphasis will be placed on the preparation of hexaferrite powders with nanometer particle sizes via two approaches of the microemulsion technique, namely, single microemulsion and double microemulsion; original results will be presented

Differences in the structural and magnetic properties of nanosized barium hexaferrite powders prepared by single and double microemulsion techniques

Barium hexaferrite powders of nanometer particle size synthesized via two variants of the microemulsion technique, namely, single microemulsion and double microemulsion, were studied. The influence was explored of the type of microemulsion technique on the microstructure and on the magnetic properties of the barium hexaferrite powders. The average particle size of the barium hexaferrite powders was in the range from 110 nm to 442 nm depending on the method and conditions of synthesis. The particles with size below 150 nm had irregular shapes between spherical and platehexagonal; the bigger ones had an almost perfect hexagonal shape. The powders obtained by single microemulsion had better magnetic characteristics (saturation magnetization of 65.12 emu/g and coercivity field of 3.6 × 105 A/m) than those obtained by double microemulsion. © 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved

Magnetic properties of nanosized MgFe2O4 powders prepared by auto-combustion

peer reviewedTargets were prepared to be used for magnetron sputtering and laser ablation and their microstructural and magnetic properties were investigated. The base material was nanosized MgFe2O4 powder produced by citrate auto-combustion synthesis. The auto-combusted powders were annealed at temperatures in the range 600 - 1000°C in air to study the effect of temperature on thofe formation MgFe2O4. The saturation magnetization Ms was 24.30 emu/g at room temperature. © Published under licence by IOP Publishing Ltd

Structural study of thick hexaferrite films

peer reviewedWe present details of the microstructural properties of Y- (Ba2Mg2Fe12O22, Ba0.5Sr1.5Zn2Fe12O22, Ba0.5Sr1.5Zn2Al0.08Fe11.92O22) and Z-type (Sr3Co2Fe24O41) hexaferrite thick films deposited by screen printing and drop casting on unpolished polycrystalline Al2O3 substrates. The hexaferrites thick films obtained by drop casting exhibited considerable roughness and porousness compared with those obtained by screen printing. We found that the powders' morphology significantly affects the microstructure of the thick films formed by screen printing. The microstructural analysis of the thick films shows that their microstructure differs from that of the powders. Further, during the annealing process the grains in the thick films grow and form hexagonal particles, the latter having the largest size, best shape and being best observed in the case of the Ba2Mg2Fe12O22 film. © 2020 IOP Publishing Ltd. All rights reserved