Effect of indium addition on the structure and magnetic properties of YIG |
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Authors: | M Niyaifar N Shiri J Amighian |
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Institution: | a Physics Department, Islamic Azad University, Khouzestan Science and Research Campus, Ahvaz, Iran b Center of Excellence on Advanced Materials, Nanomaterial Research Group, School of Metallurgy and Materials Engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology (IUST), Tehran, Iran c Physics Department, University of Isfahan, 81746-73441 Isfahan, Iran |
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Abstract: | In this work we report the structure and magnetic properties of a series of single-phase indium-substituted yttrium iron garnet (In-YIG) nanoparticles with nominal composition of Y3InxFe5−xO12 (x=0.1, 0.2, 0.3 and 0.4) prepared by conventional mixed oxide route. Based on XRD results, the lattice parameters of the samples increased with increase in In3+ content due to its larger ionic radius. Mössbauer results confirmed the substitution of In3+ for Fe3+ in a] site of YIG structure. Further, the magnitudes of the magnetic hyperfine field (MHF) were seen to reduce due to indium substitution. Moreover, a rising trend was observed for saturation magnetization (MS) of the samples with x>0.2 owing to the substitution of non-magnetic In3+ for Fe3+. However, the observed initial drop of MS for the sample with x=0.2 compared to that with x=0.1 is possibly attributed to the dominance of spin canting over the net magnetization rise caused by In3+ in a] sites. |
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Keywords: | In-YIG Mö ssbauer spectroscopy Structural analysis |
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