Cation distribution correlated with magnetic properties of cobalt ferrite nanoparticles defective by vanadium doping
Heiba, zein Elabidin; Mohamed, Mohamed Bakr; Ahmed, S. I.;
Abstract
Nanoparticles cobalt ferrite, vacancies defective through vanadium substitution for iron, were synthesized by a sol-gel method. Two systems CoFe2-xVxO4 (0.0 ≤ x ≤ 0.25) and CoFe2-1.67xVxO4 (x = 0.1, 0.2) were prepared. The crystal structure, microstructure and magnetic properties were investigated using XRD, SEM and VSM magnetometer. The occupancy of tetrahedral and octahedral sites by different cations was determined by Rietveld analysis and correlated with magnetic measurements. Vanadium resides at octahedral sites up to x = 0.10, while for higher values it resides mainly at octahedral sites with a lesser amount at the tetrahedrons. Upon increasing the vanadium content, the cell parameter decreases and the bond lengths of the tetrahedral and octahedral sites change opposite to each other. The change in the coercivity and saturation magnetization is correlated with cation distribution. For the same amount of doping x, the iron deficient samples CoFe2-1.67xVxO4 have saturation magnetization obviously reduced than the corresponding samples in CoFe2-xVxO4. The spin canting between cations in A- and B- sites was discussed in details based on Yafet–Kittel triangular arrangement model.
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Title | Cation distribution correlated with magnetic properties of cobalt ferrite nanoparticles defective by vanadium doping | Authors | Heiba, zein Elabidin ; Mohamed, Mohamed Bakr; Ahmed, S. I. | Keywords | Deficient;Magnetic;Nano co-ferrite;Structure | Issue Date | 1-Nov-2017 | Journal | Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials | Volume | 441 | Start page | 409 | End page | 416 | ISSN | 03048853 | DOI | 10.1016/j.jmmm.2017.06.021 | Scopus ID | 2-s2.0-85020387713 |
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