Abstract
In this work we report the synthesis of Nd–Co substituted strontium hexaferrites of composition Sr1−xNdxFe11−xCoxO19 by the sol–gel auto-combustion method with further heat treatment. The analysis of the X-ray diffraction spectra shows the M-type hexagonal structure in samples treated at 1100°C for 2h. Coercivity increases 11% with 0.2 Nd–Co substitution, reaching a value of 68.9A/m (5480Oe) while saturation magnetization is reduced 6% to 91Am2/kg (91emu/g). The behavior of magnetic susceptibility with an applied field shows two different maxima which are assigned to different magnetic orderings. This assumption is supported by the appearance of two experimental values of Curie temperatures (TC) for all the prepared samples. Magnetic susceptibility χ and TC measurements suggest an uneven distribution of the iron vacancies.
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