Effect of pH and annealing temperature on the structural and magnetic properties of cerium-substituted yttrium iron garnet powders produced by the sol-gel method

I. Yarici, M. Erol, E. Celik, Y. Ozturk

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Abstract

Cerium substituted yttrium iron garnet (Ce0.2Y2.8Fe5O12; Ce-YIG) nanoparticles were produced via the sol-gel method from solutions of Ce-, Y-and Fe-based precursors, a solvent and a chelating agent. The solutions were dried at 200°C and heat treated at temperatures between 800 °C and 1400°C for 3 h in air. The effects of pH and annealing temperature on the structure, phase formation, magnetic properties and crystallite size were investigated. A cubic YIG phase was obtained for the sample annealed at 1400 °C. The presented results showed that the pH value of the starting solution affects the crystal size and consequently, the saturation magnetization.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)362-367
Number of pages6
JournalMaterials Science-Poland
Volume34
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jun 2016
Externally publishedYes

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© 2016 Wroclaw University of Technology.

Keywords

  • Ce-YIG; nanoparticles
  • Sol-gel processes

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