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Magnetic, dielectric and nonlinear optical absorption studies of nickel–zinc ferrite with Mg2+ doping

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Ni0.5−xMgxZn0.5Fe2O4 (x =  0.00, 0.05, 0.10 and 0.15) samples were prepared by the sol–gel method. The samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction, field emission scanning electron microscopy, vibrating sample magnetometer and LCR meter. XRD results confirmed that the samples were free of impurities. The grain size continued to increase with the doping of Mg2+ ions. According to the VSM analysis of Ni0.5−xMgxZn0.5Fe2O4, the saturation magnetization (Ms) of the samples can increase to 94.80 emu/g by Mg2+ doping. In addition, the Ni0.5−xMgxZn0.5Fe2O4 samples also showed dielectric behavior that can be explained by polarization theory. Moreover, ZnFe2O4 sample showed favorable nonlinear optical absorption characteristics due to the internal magnetic interactions and the distribution of cations in the sublattices. These results indicated that the samples involved in this work have potential applications in high-density recording media and optical limiting devices.

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This work was supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) (No. 11804006), Natural Science Foundation of Shanxi Province (Nos. 201901D111126 and 201901D111117).

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FM and JH performed the experiment; LS contributed significantly to analysis and manuscript preparation; FM performed the data analyses and wrote the manuscript; EC and YZ contributed to the conception of the study; LJ helped perform the analysis with constructive discussions.

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Ma, F., Sun, L., Han, J. et al. Magnetic, dielectric and nonlinear optical absorption studies of nickel–zinc ferrite with Mg2+ doping. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 33, 22410–22420 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-022-09018-7

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