Doped strontium(Sr) hexaferrites appeared potential candidates for microwave absorber applications.Driven by this idea, we examined the influence of manganese(Mn) and yttrium(Y) co-substitution on the microstructures,...Doped strontium(Sr) hexaferrites appeared potential candidates for microwave absorber applications.Driven by this idea, we examined the influence of manganese(Mn) and yttrium(Y) co-substitution on the microstructures,morphology and magnetic properties of Sr nanohexaferrites(Sr1-xMnxFe12-yYyO19,where 0.0 ≤ x = y ≤ 0.5) synthesized via citrate sol-gel auto-combustion technique. As-prepared samples were thoroughly characterized using diverse analytical tools. X-ray diffraction pattern reveals a single Mhexagonal crystalline phase. FE-SEM, TEM, HR-TEM show a hexagonal platelet-like structure. The magnetic hysteresis loops(measured at room and low temperature) of the as-prepared nanohexaferrites exhibit ferromagnetic(FM) behavior. Magnetic parameters including the saturation magnetization,remanence, coercive and magneto-crystalline anisotropy field are found to decrease with the increase in Mn2+ and Y3+ contents. Zero-and normal-field cooled magnetization measurements in the range of 2-400 K display the complete absence of blocking temperature, confirming the characteristic ferromagnetic behavior of the proposed composition.展开更多
基金Institute for Research & Medical Consultations(IRMC)of Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University(IAU-Saudi Arabia) for supporting this study through the Projects application number: [2017-IRMC-S-3][2018-IRMC-S1]and[2018-IRMC-S-2]
文摘Doped strontium(Sr) hexaferrites appeared potential candidates for microwave absorber applications.Driven by this idea, we examined the influence of manganese(Mn) and yttrium(Y) co-substitution on the microstructures,morphology and magnetic properties of Sr nanohexaferrites(Sr1-xMnxFe12-yYyO19,where 0.0 ≤ x = y ≤ 0.5) synthesized via citrate sol-gel auto-combustion technique. As-prepared samples were thoroughly characterized using diverse analytical tools. X-ray diffraction pattern reveals a single Mhexagonal crystalline phase. FE-SEM, TEM, HR-TEM show a hexagonal platelet-like structure. The magnetic hysteresis loops(measured at room and low temperature) of the as-prepared nanohexaferrites exhibit ferromagnetic(FM) behavior. Magnetic parameters including the saturation magnetization,remanence, coercive and magneto-crystalline anisotropy field are found to decrease with the increase in Mn2+ and Y3+ contents. Zero-and normal-field cooled magnetization measurements in the range of 2-400 K display the complete absence of blocking temperature, confirming the characteristic ferromagnetic behavior of the proposed composition.
