Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5437955 | Ceramics International | 2017 | 24 Pages |
Abstract
We have investigated structural, magnetic and magnetocaloric properties of CoFe2-xMoxO4 (0.0â¤xâ¤0.3) ferrites. Polycrystalline samples were prepared by the sol gel method and characterized by the powder X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy. X-ray diffraction patterns show that all samples have a cubic spinel structure and the lattice parameter, a, decreases monotonically with increase in Mo concentration. Scanning electron micrographs indicate that most of the particles are in the range of 400-850 nm size. Magnetic measurements, performed by using a cryogen free vibrating sample magnetometer, show that these samples are soft ferromagnets in the measured temperature range. The saturation magnetization, Ms, values of Mo-doped samples are larger than the parent compound with a maximum value of ~106 emu/g for x=0.2 sample. The magnetic entropy change (âÎS) increases with increase in applied magnetic field and shows a peak in the vicinity of blocking temperature. A maximum value of 0.56 J kgâ1 Kâ1 at 5 T field has been observed for x=0.2 sample.
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Authors
Aroosha A. Khan, Uzma Hira, Zafar Iqbal, Muhammad Usman, Falak Sher,