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Impact of Rare Earth Gd3+ Ions on Structural and Magnetic Properties of Ni0.5Zn0.5Fe2−x Gd x O4 Spinel Ferrite: Useful for Advanced Spintronic Technologies

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In this article, we have synthesized the Gd3+-doped Ni0.5Zn0.5Fe2−x Gd x O4 (x = 0.05, 0.07, 1.0) ferrite samples using solid-state reaction route. The effects of Gd3+ doping on structural, vibrational, electrical and magnetic properties were studied. Structural and vibrational properties were characterized by x-ray diffraction (XRD), Raman, and FTIR spectroscopy. XRD data indicate that the Ni0.5Zn0.5Fe2−x Gd x O4 ceramics crystallize in single-phase spinel cubic (Fd3m space group) structure. Infrared spectra show two strong absorption bands in the frequency range of 400–600 cm−1 which were, respectively, attributed to tetrahedral and octahedral sites of the spinel ferrite. All the prepared samples show the typical dielectric dispersion having Maxwell–Wagner-type interfacial polarization. Decrease in dielectric constant and loss tangent has been observed with frequency and doping concentration. M − H plots reveal that all the samples exhibit ferrimagnetic nature at room temperature. A significant increase in the saturation magnetization has been observed upon the substitution of Gd3+ ions. All the as-prepared samples are isotropic and soft magnetic materials. These ferrite compounds are advantageous in advanced high-density data storage and high-frequency devices applications.

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Acknowledgments

Authors are thankful to Dr. S. Kondepudy, Dept. of Physics and Astrophysics, University of Delhi, Delhi, India for providing magnetic measurement facilities. Financial support from the Southeast University for Fundamental Research Funds (2242016R20019) and Jiangsu Postdoctoral Science Research Funds (Grant no. 1501149B) are gratefully acknowledged. This work is also supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No.: - U1232133 and 11650110433).

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    Ashwini Kumar, Jingdong Shen, Wenbo Yang, Huihui Zhao & Qi Li

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    Poorva Sharma

  3. School of Physics, Devi Ahilya University, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, 452001, India

    Dinesh Varshney

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Kumar, A., Shen, J., Yang, W. et al. Impact of Rare Earth Gd3+ Ions on Structural and Magnetic Properties of Ni0.5Zn0.5Fe2−x Gd x O4 Spinel Ferrite: Useful for Advanced Spintronic Technologies. J Supercond Nov Magn 31, 1173–1182 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10948-017-4273-4

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