Influence of sintering temperature on structural, electrical, dielectric, and magnetic properties of magnesium ferrite (MgFe2O4) ceramics prepared using powder derived via Sol-Gel auto-combustion
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Abstract
Polycrystalline magnesium ferrite (MgFe2O4) ceramics were prepared using as-prepared MgFe2O4 powder derived via sol-gel auto combustion method, and the influence of sintering temperature on the structural, electrical, dielectric, and magnetic properties of bulk ceramics have been examined. Ceramic microstructure with increased grain size, crystallite size, and densification is found to improve with increasing sintering temperatures (1100 to 1200 °C/4 h). Sintering conditions (temp. and time) are optimized. The influence of grain and grain boundaries (GB’s) on electrical and dielectric properties is analysed over a wide frequency range of 0.1 Hz to 1 MHz. Ceramic sintered at 1200 °C/4 h exhibit low dc conductivity (σdc = 2.48 × 10−9 Ω−1cm−1) and a stable frequency independent dielectric constant ɛ´ ~ 15. DC conductivity determined from impedance Cole-Cole plot analysis is shown to be in close agreement with the dc conductivity estimated from ac conductivity analysis using Jonscher’s power law. Saturation magnetisation (MS) increases, and coercivity (HC) decreases with increase in sintering temperature. In comparison to powders, the large crystallite size (117 nm) in dense ceramics is indicative of a larger domain size with (MS = 38 emu/g), and the well-connected ceramic grains lead to a low coercive field (HC = 21 Oe).
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The primary objective of the Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology (JSST), the official journal of the International Sol-Gel Society, is to provide an international forum for the dissemination of scientific, technological, and general knowledge about materials processed by chemical nanotechnologies known as the "sol-gel" process. The materials of interest include gels, gel-derived glasses, ceramics in form of nano- and micro-powders, bulk, fibres, thin films and coatings as well as more recent materials such as hybrid organic-inorganic materials and composites. Such materials exhibit a wide range of optical, electronic, magnetic, chemical, environmental, and biomedical properties and functionalities. Methods for producing sol-gel-derived materials and the industrial uses of these materials are also of great interest.