Effect of Ni and Al substitution on the magnetic properties of Y-type hexaferrite Ba0.5Sr1.5Zn0.5Ni1.5Fe11.92Al0.08O22powders

peer reviewedThe effect is reported of substituting the non-magnetic Zn2+ cations with magnetic Ni2+ cations, and of the magnetic Fe3+ cations with non-magnetic Al3+ cations in Ba0.5Sr1.5Zn0.5Ni1.5Fe11.92Al0.08O22 on the resulting magnetic properties. The Y-type hexaferrite powders were synthesized by citric acid sol-gel auto-combustion, followed by appropriate thermal annealing. The saturation magnetization values (Ms ) in a magnetic field of 50 kOe were 36 emu/g and 30 emu/g at 4.2 K and 300 K, respectively. The zero-field-cooled (ZFC) and field-cooled (FC) magnetization vs. temperature (4.2-300 K) were measured in dc magnetic fields of 50 Oe, 100 Oe and 500 Oe. The changes resulting from the dissimilar cationic substitutions were identified and discussed