Cation Distribution in Co0.7Me0.3Fe2O4 (Me = Zn, Ni and Mn)英文文献资料.docVIP

Journal of Modern Physics, 2011, 2, 1083-1087 1083 doi:10.4236/jmp.2011.29132 Published Online September 2011 (http://www.SciRP.org/journal/jmp) Cation Distribution in Co0.7Me0.3Fe2O4 (Me = Zn, Ni and Mn) A. Mahesh Kumar , P. Appa Rao , M. Chaitanya Varma , 1,4* 2 1 3 4 GSVRK Choudary , K. H. Rao 1 Department of Physics, GITAM University, Visakhapatnam, India Department of Physics, Dadi Institute of Engineering and Technology Engineering College, Anakapalli, India Department of Physics, Bhavan’s Vivekananda College, Sainikpuri, Sec’bad, India Department of Physics, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, India E-mail: Received December 26, 20110; revised May 5, 2011; accepted May 17, 2011 2 3 4 * drmaheshnano@ Abstract Co0.7Me0.3Fe2O4 (Me = Zn, Ni and Mn) were synthesized through co-precipitation method. Cationic distribu- tion for these ferrites was proposed on the basis of magnetization measurements and available occupancy of the substituent ions into the spinel lattice. Theoretical lattice constant calculations confirm the proposed cationic distributions were the correct ones. Keywords: Magnetization, Cation Distribution, Lattice Constant 1. Introduction degree of inversion. The inversion is not complete in cobalt ferrite and the degree of inversion depends on annealing temperature and method of preparation. Krie- ble et al., have noticed that Mn substitution in Co-ferrite Recently cobalt and cobalt containing ferrites have gained significant impact as they possess high coercivity, modern magnetization, very high positive magnetocrys- talline anisotropy and high negative magnetostriction. Partial replacement of Fe by Mn or Co by Mn in CoFe2O4 is shown to affect the magnetostrictive response of the material. Since the structural, electrical and magnetic properties of ferri