DC conductivity for NixMg1–xFe2O4 ferrites

The DC electrical conductivity was studied as a function of both composition and temperature for the ferrite system Ni_xMg_1–xFe₂O₄ prepared by the usual ceramic technique. The experimental results proved that, the DC electrical conductivity increases as the temperature increases and as the nickel ion content and porosity decrease. The Curie temperature and the activation energies for electrical conduction increase as the nickel ion content increases.     

Influence of PbO and Ta2O5 on Some Physical Properties of MgCuZn Ferrites

Two series of MgCuZn ferrites are prepared by addition of Ta⁵⁺ and Pb²⁺ ions, separately. The variations of the sintered density, initial permeability, saturation magnetization, Curie temperature and electrical resistivity with the dopant concentration have been studied. The sintered density was found to increase when PbO content is 0.6 wt% or larger. Samples doped with PbO exhibit an appreciable higher resistivity compared to Ta‐doped and undoped samples as a result of the insulating layers on the grain boundaries. The temperature dependence of the electrical resistivity shows a change in slope in the neighbourhood of Curie temperature for all samples and this has been attributed to the influence of the magnetic ordering on the conduction mechanism. Also PbO addition improves the temperature dependence of the initial permeability. The origin of the beneficial effect of PbO compared to Ta₂O₅ is believed to be attributed to the melting of PbO and formation of liquid phase at grain boundaries.     

Some physical and magnetic properties of Mg‐Zn ferrite

Some physical properties (such as lattice parameter, density and porosity) and magnetic properties of the system Mg_1‐xZn_xFe₂O₄; where x=0,0.1,0.2,0.3,0.4,0.5and 0.6 have been studied. It was found that the lattice parameter increases with increasing the zinc concentration. The composition dependence of the physical properties is divided into two regions. The first one is for x ≤ 0.3 and the second one is for x > 0.3. From the magnetization measurements, the basic composition (MgFe₂O₄) shows the lowest magnetization, while the composition of x=0.4 shows the highest one. The behaviour of magnetization M versus composition shows also two regions for x <>0.3. The behaviour of M versus x was discussed in the bases of cation distribution. From the B‐H loops, the remanence induction B_r, saturation induction B_s and the coercive force H_c were determined and studied with x. The Curie temperature T_C was determined from the measurements of the initial permeability μ_i versus temperature. It was found T_C decreases with increasing Zn‐content. Also paramagnetic temperature T_P was determined from the behaviour of M_S vs. T. In general it was found T_P > T_C by about 7‐10 K.     

Role of Cu concentration on the structure and transport properties of Cr-Zn ferrites

The influence of Cu concentration on the transport and microstructure characteristics of Cu_yZn_1−yCr_0.8Fe_1.2O₄ with 0.2≤y≤1 ferrite was studied. X-ray, energy dispersive X- ray (EDAX) and infrared spectra (IR) were carried out to assure the formation of the sample in the proper form. The dielectric constant (ε′) and ac conductivity were measured at different frequencies ranging from 600 kHz to 5 MHz from room temperature up to 800 K. The obtained data reveals that, a single phase cubic spinel structure for all the concentrations. From the results of IR spectra, mainly two bands were observed. The dielectric constant and the dielectric loss tangent decrease with increasing frequency and Cu concentration. The dielectric constant shows a dispersion peak (ε′_max) which shifts to higher frequency with increasing the temperature. The results are explained as due to the fact that the dielectric polarization process is similar to that of conduction. The appearance of the dispersion peak is related to the contribution of two types of charge carriers.     

Predicting a major role of surface spins in the magnetic properties of ferrite nanoparticles

Room‐temperature magnetization hysterisis measurements were conducted on Mn_0.5Zn_0.5Gd_xFe_(2‐x)O₄ ferrite nanoparticles, with x = 0, 0.5, 1.0, 1.5. The structure of this ferrite is normal spinel where the added of Gd³⁺ ions occupied the octahedral sites and replaces Fe³⁺ ions. The saturation magnetization was found to increase with the initial addition of the Gd³⁺ ions followed by a sharp decrease with further addition of Gd³⁺ ions. The Curie temperature was found to increase up to Gd³⁺ concentration of x = 1.0, and then decreases at x = 1.5. These results were attributed to the surface spins. Because the size of Gd³⁺ ions is larger than that of Fe³⁺ ions, the substitution of Fe³⁺ ions with the Gd³⁺ ions results in surface disorder which results in surface spins. A core‐shell magnetization model was introduced where several factors were combined to explain our results. (© 2009 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

Anisotropy of the electrical conductivity in W-type hexagonal ferrites BaFe18O27 and BaCo2Fe16O27 from first principles

The electronic ground structure and the anisotropy of the electrical conductivity in W-type hexagonal ferrite BaFe₁₈O₂₇ and BaCo₂Fe₁₆O₂₇ have been investigated using the generalized gradient approximation (GGA) plus Hubbard U (GGA+U) calculation. In BaFe₁₈O₂₇, because of the presence of mixed valence states at Fe 6g sites, a half metallic peak appears in energy gap and it results in an “electrical conductive layer”. Using a model in which Fe at 6g sites is assumed to be partially replaced by Co, the electronic ground structure of BaCo₂Fe₁₆O₂₇ and the origin of the electrical conductive anisotropy have been studied. Replacement of Fe at 6g site of BaFe₁₈O₂₇ by Co causes the mixed valence states of Fe cations at 6g sites to vanish and the carrier density to lower. Also, it is shown that effective mass of carrier along c axis is much heavier than that perpendicular to c axis in both of materials from electronic energy band calculation. This is the reason why the electrical resistivities of both materials along c axis are much higher than that perpendicular to axis.     

Single Phase Formation,Cation Distribution,and Magnetic Characterization of Coprecipitated Nickel-Zinc Ferrites

X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, and vibrating sample magnetometry were used to investigate the structural, morphological, and magnetic properties of Ni_1-xZn_xFe₂O₄ nanosubmicron powders (x = 0–0.8). The samples were prepared by a coprecipitation method at temperatures between 600 and 1100 degree Celsius for five hours. The lattice constant, average size of coherent scattering regions, and cation distribution were analyzed by Rietveld refinement of the X-ray diffraction measurements. Scanning electron micrographs showed that the particle size increased from the nano- to the submicron scale as the zinc content increased from x = 0 to x = 0.8. The magnetization as functions of temperature and applied magnetic field were measured on the single-phase samples obtained at an annealing temperature of 1100 degrees Celsius. The derived saturation magnetization and Curie temperature were compared to those of the bulk counterparts reported previously and discussed based on finite-size effects and possible nonmagnetic impurities. The influence of zinc substitution on the magnetic exchange interactions were studied based on molecular-field theory for compositions of 0 ≤x ≤ 0.4.     

Effective magnetoelastic properties of laminated composites

Effective physical parameters of a fine-layered medium whose layers exhibit linearized magnetostriction as ferrites are determined. Ferromagnetic materials of cubic system with ferromagnetic resonance are considered __________ Translated from Prikladnaya Mekhanika, Vol. 42, No. 8, pp. 36–43, August 2006.     

Synthesis and characterization of Zn1−xNixFe2O4 spinels prepared by a citrate precursor

Nanocrystalline single-phase samples of Zn_1−xNi_xFe₂O₄ ferrites (0<x<1) have been obtained via a soft-chemistry method based on citrate-ethylene glycol precursors, at a relatively low temperature (650 °C). The influence of the nickel and zinc contents as well as that of heat treatments were investigated by means of X-ray powder diffraction, Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) surface area, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) Spectroscopy. Higher Ni content increases the surface areas, the largest one (∼20 m²/g) being obtained for NiFe₂O₄ annealed at 650 °C for 15 h. For all compositions, the surface area decreases for prolonged annealing at 650 °C and for higher annealing temperatures. Those results were correlated to the particle size evolution; the smallest particles (∼50 nm) observed in the NiFe₂O₄ sample (650 °C, 15 h) steadily increase as Ni ions were replaced by Zn, reaching ∼100 nm in the ZnFe₂O₄ sample (650 °C, 15 h). For all the Zn_1−xNi_xFe₂O₄ samples and, whatever the heat treatments was, the FTIR spectra show two fundamental absorption bands in the range 650-400 cm⁻¹, characteristics of metal vibrations, without any superstructure stating for cation ordering. The highest ν₁-tetrahedral stretching, observed at ∼615 cm⁻¹ in NiFe₂O₄, shifts towards lower values with increasing Zn, whereas the ν₂-octahedral vibration, observed at 408 cm⁻¹ in NiFe₂O₄, moves towards higher wavenumbers, reaching 453 cm⁻¹ in ZnFe₂O₄.     

前驱物合成条件对锰锌铁氧体结构和性能的影响

采用共沉淀-热处理工艺合成了尖晶石型锰锌铁氧体粉末,利用正交试验优化了制备工艺。利用X射线衍射仪(XRD)扫描电子显微镜(SEM)和振动样品磁强计(VSM)对粉体的显微结构和静磁性能进行了研究。结果表明:热处理温度为1350℃、保温时间为3.5 h、进料比为1.5时,若前驱物的pH值为6,制备的样品的主晶相为锰锌铁氧体;若前驱物的pH值为7 9,则形成单相尖晶石型锰锌铁氧体,样品的饱和磁化强度先增大后减小,矫顽力逐渐增大。pH值为7时,配方为Fe∶Mn∶Zn=68.4816∶17.1368∶14.381,进料比为1.5,滴加时间为40 min,反应温度为50℃,不加表面活性剂时得到的样品具有较高的饱和磁化强度。