Abstract
Strontium hexaferrite SrFe 12O 19 thin films have been synthesized on the Si (100) substrate using spin coating sol–gel process. The influence of different citric acid to metal ions (CA/MN) molar ratios of 0.5, 1 and 1.5 on the formation of SrFe 12O 19 was investigated. Fourier transform infrared analysis and theoretical calculations were conducted to determine and help control the concentration of metal citrates in solution precursors. X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy and vibrating sample magnetometer techniques were also applied to evaluate the composition, microstructure, crystallite size and magnetic properties of the SrFe 12O 19 thin films. The results showed that single phase strontium hexaferrite thin films with optimum physical properties can be obtained from the solution with the CA/MN molar ratio of 1 after calcination at 800 °C. The SrFe 12O 19 thin films synthesized with the CA/MN molar ratio of 1 exhibited crystallite size of 42 nm and isotropically magnetic properties of M s = 267.5 kA/m (at 795.8 kA/m), M r = 134 kA/m, and H c = 341.4 kA/m.
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