Effect of Sintering Temperature on Structural and Magnetic Properties of Ni_0.55Zn_0.45Fe₂O₄ Ferrites

Robiul Islam, Md Obaidur Rahman, M. Abdul Hakim, Dilip Kumar Saha, Saiduzzaman Saiduzzaman, Saroaut Noor, Md Al-Mamun

Department of Physics, Khulna University of Engineering & Technology, Khulna, Bangladesh.
Materials Science Division, Atomic Energy Centre, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
The Department of Physics, Jahangirnagar University, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

DOI: 10.4236/msa.2012.35048                

Abstract

The effect of frequency and sintering temperature on initial permeability of Ni_0.55Zn_0.45Fe₂O₄ ferrites have been studied by using an impedance analyzer. The samples were prepared by conventional double sintering ceramic technique using oxide nanoparticles of grain size 30 - 50 nm. Single phase spinal structure has been confirmed for the prepared samples by X-ray diffraction. As the sintering temperatures increase from 1160℃ to 1300℃, the permeability gradually increases. The increase of permeability is ascribed to the increase of density and grain size. Grain size is expected to grow with the increase of sintering temperature. Ferrites with large average grain size posses higher initial permeability. The Curie temperatures determined from temperature dependence of permeability of the samples sintered at different temperatures are found to be T_c = (321 ± 1)℃ and independent of sintering temperature. At T_s = 1300℃, Tc is found to increase substantially which can be explained by the fact that Zn has evaporated from the surface layer.

Keywords

Nanoparticle; Sintering Temperature; Curie Temperature; Microstructure; Grain Size

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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