Synthesis and magnetic properties of La3+-Co2+ substituted strontium ferrite particles using modified spray pyrolysis–calcination method

Abstract

The purpose of the research was to improve the intrinsic magnetic properties of strontium ferrite by substituting lanthanum and cobalt for strontium and iron. The salt-assisted ultrasonic spray pyrolysis (SA-USP) following calcination process were used to from La-Co substituted strontium ferrite particles (LaxSr1-xFe12-yCoyO19), and their compositional dependent magnetic properties systemically investigated. All the samples were calcined at 1050 degrees C for 1 h in an air atmosphere to yield single-phased hexagonal particles several hundred nanometers to microns in size. A saturation magnetization of 70.76 emu/g and a coercivity 7265 Oe were obtained at a composition of La0.25Sr0.75Fe11.75CO0.25O19. The amount of Co was reduced to obtain an optimized saturation magnetization of 71.40 emu/g and a coercivity of 7572 Oe at a composition of La0.25Sr0.75Fe11.75CO0.25O19.