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Investigations of microstructural and impedance spectroscopic properties of Mg0.5Co0.5Fe1.6Al0.4O4 ferrite prepared using sol–gel method

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Polycrystalline Mg0.5Co0.5Fe1.6Al0.4O4 ferrite was prepared using sol–gel method. This sample was characterized by powder X-ray diffraction (XRD), Scanning electron microscopy, and impedance spectroscopy. XRD analysis combined with the Rietveld refinement confirmed the cubic-spinel structure (SG: \(Fd\stackrel{-}{3}m\)) for the prepared sample. Electrical conductivity obeying the Jonscher power law indicates that the prepared material exhibits semiconductor behavior, and the conduction process follows the “non-overlapping small polaron tunnelling, NSPT” model between neighbors’ sites. The behavior of dielectric constants such as permittivity and loss coefficient has been interpreted based on the Maxwell–Wagner’s theory of interfacial polarization. The curves of imaginary parts of impedance (Z″) and modulus (M″) show dielectric-relaxation phenomenon in the sample with activation energy near to that determined from the dc conductivity study. Nyquist plots (− Z″ vs. Z′) show a monotonic decrease in both grain resistance (Rg) and grain boundary resistance (Rgb) with increasing temperature such as Rgb ≫ Rg. This result confirms that the transport mechanism in Mg0.5Co0.5Fe1.6Al0.4O4 compound is governed by the grain boundaries effect.

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  1. For spinel ferrites having general formula of \({{({M}_{1-\delta }^{2+}{Fe}_{\delta }^{3+})}_{A}{{[{M}_{\delta }^{2+}Fe}_{2-\delta }^{3+}]}_{B}O}_{4}^{2-}\), where M is a divalent metal cation, the inversion degree (δ) is defined as the fraction of A sites occupied by Fe3+ cations [28].

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The authors acknowledge the support of the Tunisian Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research in the field of scientific research and technology.

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The authors extend their appreciation to the Deanship of Scientific Research at Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University for funding this research work through the Project Number 2020/01/16565.

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  1. Laboratoire de Physique Appliquée, Faculté des Sciences, Université de Sfax, 3000, Sfax, Tunisie

    T. Dabbebi & E. Dhahri

  2. Research Unit of Valorization and Optimization of Exploitation of Resources, Faculty of Science and Technology of Sidi Bouzid, Kairouan University, 9100, Sidi Bouzid, Tunisia

    T. Dabbebi & S. Hcini

  3. Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University (PSAU), Alkharj, 16273, Saudi Arabia

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  4. Research Unit of Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology (URMAN), Higher Institute of Applied Science and Technology of Kasserine, University of Kairouan, PO Box 471, 1200, Kasserine, Tunisia

    H. Rahmouni

  5. Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Qassim University, Buraydah Almolaydah, P.O. Box 6644, Buraydah, 51452, Saudi Arabia

    A. Mallah

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Dabbebi, T., Hcini, S., Alzahrani, B. et al. Investigations of microstructural and impedance spectroscopic properties of Mg0.5Co0.5Fe1.6Al0.4O4 ferrite prepared using sol–gel method. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 32, 12521–12534 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-021-05887-6

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