Structural, optical, electrical, dielectric, molecular vibrational and magnetic properties of La3+ doped Mg-Cd-Cu ferrites prepared by Co-precipitation technique
Structural, optical, electrical, dielectric, molecular vibrational and magnetic properties of La3+ doped Mg-Cd-Cu ferrites prepared by Co-precipitation technique
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DOI:
10.1016/j.ceramint.2022.01.313
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发表时间:
2022-04-06
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5.2
通讯作者:
Nguyen Thi Kim Thanh
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作者:
Arshad, Muhammad Imran;Hasan, M. S.;Nguyen Thi Kim Thanh
Ferrites are among the most frequently investigated materials mainly due to interesting and practically different properties. Therefore, easily and cost-effective lanthanum doped Mg0.5Cd0.25Cu0.25Fe2-xLaxO4 (x = 0.0, 0.0125, 0.025, 0.0375 and 0.05) ferrites were synthesized by a co-precipitation route, a comprehensive characterisation of their structural, optical, electric, dielectric, molecular vibrational, and magnetic properties were carried out. X-ray diffraction analysis confirmed the formation of a cubic spinel structure. Variations in frequency bands were also observed with amplification in optical band gap energy (2.95 - 3.38 eV) due to La3+ ions insertion. The electric resistivity had opposite trends at low and high temperatures with increasing La3+ content. The Curie temperature, activation energy, and drift mobility were also determined to have values consistent with the semiconducting behavior of the soft ferrites. The saturation magnetization (MS) has a maximum value 49.385 emu/g with remanent magnetization (Mr) was 34.928 emu/g and coercivity 661.4 Oe for La3+ concentration x = 0.05. The minimum dielectric loss was observed for La3+ concentration x = 0.025. Moreover, the resistivity (rho) has a maximum value of 7.95 x 10(4) omega & nbsp;cm for La3+& nbsp;concentration x = 0.025. The calculated frequency range of La3+& nbsp;doped Mg-Cd-Cu ferrites was detected in the microwave range (3.36 - 10.80 GHz), suggesting the potential application of the materials in longitudinal recording media and microwave absorbance.