Y3+ substituted strontium hexaferrites having chemical composition SrYxFe12-xO19 (x= 0.0, 0.5, 1.0, 1.5) were successfully synthesized by sol-gel auto-combustion method. The structural and morphological studies of prepared samples were investigated by using X-ray diffraction technique, energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM) and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy. The X-ray diffraction pattern confirmed the single-phase hexagonal structure of yttrium substituted strontium ferrite and the lattice parameters a and c increased with the substitution of Y3+ ions. The crystallite size also varied with x content from 60 to 80 nm. The morphology was studied by FE-SEM, and the grain size of nanoparticles ranged from 44 to 130 nm. The magnetic properties were investigated by using vibrating sample magnetometer. The value of saturation magnetization decreased from 49.60 to 35.40 emu/g. The dielectric constant decreased non-linearly whereas the electrical dc resistivity increased with the yttrium concentration in strontium hexaferrite.
Y3+-doped cobalt ferrite nanoparticles, CoYxFe2-xO4 (x=0.00, 0.05, 0.10, 0.15), were synthesized using the sol-gel auto-combustion technique. Single-phase cubic spinel structure was confirmed by the X-ray diffraction technique. The lattice parameter increased with the increase of Y3+ content in the cobalt ferrite and varied from 8.3876 to 8.4271 Å. FE-SEM images showed that the samples had distinct crystalline nanoparticles of spherical shape with small agglomeration. EDAX results showed good agreement with the particularized composition. Magnetic measurement using a vibrating sample magnetometer (VSM) recorded a reduction in saturation magnetization (Ms) and coercivity (Hc) by Y3+ substitution. The values of Ms and Hc ranged from 66.61 to 17.52 emu/g and 1168.9 to 801.9 Oe, respectively. The electrical properties of Y3+-substituted cobalt ferrite were studied by measuring the dielectric constant and loss. With increasing frequency, the value of the dielectric constant decreased, as a natural behavior of the ferrite material.
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