Mössbauer and magnetic study of Mn, Zr and Cd substituted W-type hexaferrites prepared by co-precipitation

Highlights: {yields} Zr and Cd ions substitute tetrahedral 4e and 4f{sub IV} sites while Mn ions occupy octahedral 6g and 4f sites. {yields} Doping of W-type hexaferrites with Mn, Zr and Cd improves the values of M{sub s} and M{sub r}. {yields} The enhancement of magnetic characteristic togetherwith the formation of rice shaped W-type hexaferrites nanoparticles is promising for imaging and sensing devices. {yields} The synthesized materials are suitable for magnetic data storage with high density. -- Abstract: BaCo{sub 2-x}Mn{sub x}Fe{sub 16-2y}(Zr-Cd){sub y}O{sub 27} (x = 0-0.5 and y = 0-1.0) hexaferrite nanocrystallites of average sizes in the range of 33-42 nm are synthesized by the chemical co-precipitation method. The synthesized materials are characterized using different techniques including X-ray diffraction (XRD), energy dispersive X-ray florescence (ED-XRF), scanning electron microscope (SEM), Moessbauer spectrometer and vibrating-sample magnetometer (VSM). Based on analysis of the data obtained from Moessbauer spectral studies, doping is believed to have occurred preferably in the vicinity of 12k sub-lattice, i.e. f{sub IV} (4e, 4f{sub IV}), 2b (6g, 4f) and 2d site. Variations in the saturation magnetization (77.1-60.9 emu g{sup -1}), remanent magnetization (22.08-31.23 emu g{sup -1}) and coercivity (1570.1-674.7 Oe) exhibit tunable behavior with dopant content and therefore canmore » be useful for application in various magnetic devices.« less