“…In these studies, the magnetic properties of ferrites were changed by substituting Fe 3 + with other cations. The magnetic properties of ferrites can also be changed by substituting Ba 2 + (or Sr 2 + ) with La 3 + (or Pr 3 + , Gd 3 + ), [17][18][19][20], which alters the Fe 3 + -O-Fe 3 + super-exchange interaction, or along with lanthanide-doping, substituting Fe 3 + with ions such as Zn 2 + [21-23] Sn 4 + , Mn 2 + [24], and Co 2 + [25][26][27]. Mn 2 + was adopted as a dopant because it has the same number of unpaired electrons as Fe 3 + and would therefore provide a useful comparison to our previous work [16].…”