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Remanence properties and Mössbauer analysis of the strontium hexaferrite with copper deposited by sputtering

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In this work, the remanence properties and the hyperfine parameters of the strontium hexaferrite were investigated when a copper layer was deposited on its surface using magnetron sputtering. The magnetic properties and maximum energy product were significantly improved after the copper was deposited on the hexaferrite. The magnetic interactions were studied using IRM and DCD remanent magnetization processes and by the construction of the Henkel plots and the δM curves which allowed us to assess the effect of copper on the observed enhancement of the magnetic properties. X-ray diffraction confirms the copper deposition while scanning electron microscopy shows a homogeneous deposited layer. The Mössbauer spectroscopy was used to analyze the effect of copper on the hyperfine parameters of the iron nuclei. Results showed a competition between the magnetizing-like and the demagnetizing-like interactions in the uncoated hexaferrite. However, the strength of the demagnetization-like interaction is significantly weakened because of the copper layer deposited on the hexaferrite surface. This behavior suggests the emergence of a magnetic coupling with a magnetizing effect. In addition, the Mössbauer analysis revealed that copper increased the hyperfine fields and strongly affected the electronic cloud of the 4fI and 2a iron sites.

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F. J. Santos-López thanks to CONACYT (México) for her student Grant No. 1006975.

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  1. Doctorado Institucional de Ingeniería y Ciencia de Materiales, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, Álvaro Obregón 64, C.P. 78000, San Luis Potosí, SLP, Mexico

    F. J. Santos-López

  2. Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, Álvaro Obregón 64, C.P. 78000, San Luis Potosí, SLP, México

    J. R. Martínez

  3. Área Académica de Ciencias de La Tierra y Materiales, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo, Carr. Pachuca-Tulancingo Km 4.5, C.P. 42039, Mineral de La Reforma, Hgo., Mexico

    A. Lobo-Guerrero

  4. Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, A.P. 70-399, C.P. 04510, Mexico City, CDMX, Mexico

    M. L. Marquina & J. L. Pérez Mazariego

  5. Instituto de Física, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, Manuel Nava 6, Zona Universitaria, C.P. 78290, San Luis Potosí, S.L.P., Mexico

    S. Aranda-Espinoza

  6. Universidad Tecnológica de San Juan del Río, Vista Hermosa, C.P. 76800, San Juan del Río, Qro., Mexico

    J. H. García‐Gallegos

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FJS-L contributed to samples fabrication, formal analysis, writing original draft. JRM contributed to review and editing, resources, and supervision. AL-G contributed to conceptualization, formal analysis, writing—review and editing. MLM and JLPM contributed to methodology, investigation, and Mössbauer experiments. SA-E contributed to methodology, investigation, and magnetic experiments. JHG‐G contributed to methodology and magnetron sputtering experiments. All the authors review and edit the final version of the manuscript.

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Santos-López, F.J., Martínez, J.R., Lobo-Guerrero, A. et al. Remanence properties and Mössbauer analysis of the strontium hexaferrite with copper deposited by sputtering. J Mater Sci 59, 6425–6435 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-024-09530-7

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