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Modification of Co/Cu nanoferrites properties via Gd3+/Er3+doping

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Pure nanoparticles of the rare earth-substituted cobalt and copper ferrites with general formula Me Gd0.025 Er0.05 Fe1.925 O4 (Me = Co, Cu) were prepared by the chemical citrate method. X-ray diffraction, field emission scanning electron microscopy, BET analysis are utilized to study the effect of rare earth substitution and its impact on the physical properties of the investigated samples. Rare earth-doped cobalt shows type IV isotherm suggesting mesopore structure with its hysteresis loop. The estimated crystallite sizes are found in the range of 21.49 and 36.11 nm for the doped Co and Cu samples, respectively. The magnetic properties of rare earth-substituted cobalt and copper ferrites showed a definite hysteresis loop at room temperature. An increase in coercivity and a decrease in saturation magnetization were detected. This can be explained in view of weaker nature of the Re3+–Fe3+ interaction compared to Fe3+–Fe3+ interaction. Greater than 1.13-fold increase in coercivity (Hc = 2184 Oe) was observed in doped cobalt nanoferrite samples compared to copper (Hc = 1936 Oe). It was found that the decreasing in temperature leads to great improvement in the magnetic properties of the investigated samples. As the magnetic recording performance of the magnetic samples is improved for well-crystallized samples with nano-structural, the effect of rare earth substitution seems to be particularly valuable in this regard.

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Ateia, E.E., Soliman, F.S. Modification of Co/Cu nanoferrites properties via Gd3+/Er3+doping. Appl. Phys. A 123, 312 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-017-0948-8

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