Abstract
Chromium and manganese co-substituted spinel magnesioferrites of the composition Mg1-xMnxFe2-2xCr2xO 4 (x=0.0, 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, and 0.5) were investigated with X-ray diffraction (XRD), Mössbauer spectroscopy and magnetic measurements. The cation distribution inferred suggests that Mn2+ and Cr3+ ions dominantly occupy the A- and B-sites respectively. The gradual decrease of the hyperfine fields and Curie temperatures with increasing x reflects a gradual weakening in the AB exchange interaction. Mössbauer data of the sample with x = 0.5 is suggestive of cation clustering and/or superparamagnetism. The magnetization data is suggestive of Yafet-Kittel-type canted magnetism.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1325-1329 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Hyperfine Interactions |
Volume | 169 |
Issue number | 1-3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Apr 2006 |
Keywords
- Magnetization
- Mössbauer spectroscopy
- Spinel ferrites
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
- Nuclear and High Energy Physics
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Physical and Theoretical Chemistry