Two-magnon processes and ferrimagnetic linewidth calculation in manganese ferrite

Abstract

A procedure has been developed to obtain the two-magnon linewidth contributions in single and polycrystalline ferrites in which, working with ferrimagnetic resonance experiments, the applied field was only slightly larger than the value required to saturate the sample. This theory has been shown to work in manganese ferrites. Single-crystal ${\mathrm{MnFe}}_{2}{\mathrm{O}}_{4}$ has been prepared by the floating-zone technique and polycrystalline ferrite by the ceramic method. The spinel structure and composition have been confirmed by x-ray and inductively coupled plasma spectrometry, respectively. Fitting of the experimental ferrimagnetic resonance linewidth obtained by means of the Bloch-Bloembergern formalism show errors less than 4%. The fit gave the following parameters: averaged radius of the sample surface pits, porosity in polycrystalline sample, activation energy, and values of the conductivity. The values of the activation energy imply the existence of ${\mathrm{Fe}}^{2+}$ cations in the sample. Additional measurements on magnetization in manganese ferrites are presented.