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Study on the magnetic properties and critical behavior of CoFe2−xAl x O4 (x = 1.0 and 1.2) spinel ferrite

  • Zonghao Song , Ruiyang Cao , ChenLiang Ruan , Xian Zhang , Shouguo Wang , Meiling Wang , Yongqing Ma EMAIL logo and Ganhong Zheng ORCID logo EMAIL logo
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International Journal of Materials Research
From the journal International Journal of Materials Research Volume 115 Issue 8

Abstract

We have examined the behavior of CoFe2−xAl x O4 (x = 1.0 and 1.2) ferrite close to the transition from ferromagnetic to paramagnetic phases (TC). The findings indicate that at a temperature of TC = 314 K (x = 1.0) and TC = 224 K (x = 1.2), there is a second order magnetic phase transition. We used various methods, including modified Arrott plot, Kouvel–Fisher method, and critical isotherm analysis, to determine the critical exponents which were found to be similar to those expected for the Tricritical Mean-field model (β = 0.288, γ = 1.057, and δ = 4.665) for the x = 1.0 sample. The critical exponents for the x = 1.2 sample (β = 0.771, γ = 1.081, and δ = 2.403) belonged to a different universality class. These results suggest that the replacement of Fe ions with non-magnetic Al ions decreases the Co–Fe, Fe–Fe, Co–Co interaction sites in the CoFe2O4 spinel ferrite, increasing magnetic disorder.

Keywords: Spinel ferrites; Al-doped; Second order phase transition; Critical behavior
Corresponding authors: Yongqing Ma and Ganhong Zheng, Anhui Key Laboratory of Magnetic Functional Materials and Devices, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Anhui University, Hefei 230601, People’s Republic of China, E-mail: (Y. Ma), (G. Zheng)

  1. Research ethics: Not applicable.

  2. Author contributions: Zonghao Song: manuscript composition, Ruiyang Cao: experimental design, ChenLiang Ruan: carrying out measurements, Xian Zhang: carrying out measurements, Shouguo Wang: carrying out measurements, Meiling Wang: carrying out measurements, Yongqing Ma: conception, Ganhong Zheng: conception.

  3. Competing interests: The authors state no conflict of interest.

  4. Research funding: This work was supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China (No. 2021YFA1600203) and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant no. U19A2093), the Key Projects of Natural Science Research of Higher Education Institutions of Anhui Province (KJ2021A0975), and the Open Fund for Discipline Construction, Institute of Physical Science and Information Technology, Anhui University. Anhui Province University Excellent Talents Support Program (Grant No. gxyq2022069).

  5. Data availability: Not applicable.

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Published Online: 2024-07-25
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