Effect of hard/soft ratio on the exchange-coupling of x[Sr0.5Ba0.5Cr0.1Fe11.9O19]/y[(Ni0.3Cu0.3Zn0.4)Fe2O4] nanocomposites
摘要
Hard/soft x[Sr0.5Ba0.5Cr0.1Fe11.9O19]/y[(Ni0.3Cu0.3Zn0.4)Fe2O4] (where x/y = 2:1; 1.5:1; 1:1; 1:1.5; 1:2) nanocomposites (NCs) (abbreviated x[Cr→SrBa-HF]/y[NiCuZn SF] NCs) in which Sr0.5Ba0.5Cr0.1Fe11.9O19 hexaferrite (HF) is the hard (H) component and (Ni0.3Cu0.3Zn0.4)Fe2O4 spinel ferrite (SF) is the soft (S) phase were obtained via single-pot sol-gel auto-combustion route. Both structural and morphological examinations confirmed the formation of the desired nanosized compositions with no impurity. The analysis of magnetic properties discloses ferrimagnetic-like behavior for the different NCs at both 300 and 10 K. Two-step hysteresis loops in the second quadrant of the M-H loops and two maxima in dM/dH vs. H curves are observed, revealing that the exchange couple effect is not completely achieved between the two ferrite components. Ms, Mr, and