Temperature effect on the magnetic properties of the coprecipitation derived ferrimagnetic glass-ceramics

Ferrimagnetic glass-ceramic materials are promising candidates for destruction of cancerous cells by hysteresis loss, as a consequence of the increase of the local temperature when an alternating magnetic field is applied. The glass-ceramics prepared in this work contain magnetite and hematite crystals in a glassy matrix. They can be prepared by melting the coprecipitation-derived precursors at temperatures higher than 1400°C. The influence of the melting temperature on the magnetic properties of these glass-ceramics has been analysed. Room temperature hysteresis cycles in quasi-static conditions were performed using two different magnetic field, one of 12 kOe, and the other one of 500 Oe. The heat generation was estimated from calorimetric measurements, using a magnetic induction furnace. The magnetic hysteresis parameters are strongly affected by the glass-ceramics microstructure, which is influenced by the melting temperature.