Abstract
W-type hexaferrite nanoparticles with a composition of SrCo 2−x(MnZnCa) x/3Fe 16O27 (x = 0–0.5) were synthesized by a chemical co-precipitation method. The effect of substitution of Mn, Zn, and Ca cations on the structural and magnetic properties of nanoparticles was characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transformed infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy-dispersive X-ray analysis (EDX), and vibrating sample magnetometer (VSM). The XRD patterns confirmed the existence of hexagonal W-type single phase ferrite. According to the SEM micrographs, it was found that the particle size lies in the range of 40–60 nm, with an irregular configuration. The elemental composition estimated from the EDX analysis was in good agreement with the nominal composition. Hysteresis loops for all samples were measured at a room temperature up to a maximum applied field of 10 kOe. The results revealed that with an increase in substitutional cation contents, the values of saturation magnetization and coercivity decreased from 78.4 to 70.8 emu/g and the values of coercivity also decreases from 1350 to 940 Oe. Correlation between structural and magnetic analyses was also earned out.
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