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Influence of Bi3+ ions doping on the structure and magnetic properties of Cu-Co nanoferrite

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In this study, copper-cobalt nanoferrites doped with Bi3+ ions were prepared by sol–gel method. The spinel structure of the samples was analyzed by X-ray diffraction (XRD). The average crystallite size was reduced from 108 nm to 67 nm by using the Scherrer formula. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy revealed the absorption band and its specific location of the sample in a certain range; at the same time, it can be seen that the absorption band moved to the high-frequency direction as the Bi3+ content increased. Scanning electron microscope (SEM) showed that the samples were spherical cubic crystal particles. Energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy characterized the elements contained in the samples, demonstrating the successful doping of Bi3+. Vibrating sample magnetometer is mainly used to analyze the magnetic properties of the samples. The results showed that the remanent magnetization and coercivity decreased as the Bi3+ content increased. However, due to the superexchange effect, the saturation magnetization firstly increased and then decreased as the Bi3+ content increased. When the doping amount is 0.025, the sample has the best magnetic properties, with higher saturation magnetization and coercivity.

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YJ: contributed to experiment, investigation, conceptualization, writing–original draft, and visualization; AS: checked the manuscript; XH helped checking the table, JW helped in measurement of data and experimental process; YZ and LS helped checking the figure.

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Jiang, Y., Sun, A., Huang, X. et al. Influence of Bi3+ ions doping on the structure and magnetic properties of Cu-Co nanoferrite. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 32, 27882–27898 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-021-07170-0

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