Structural and Magnetic Properties of (Mg, Co)2W Hexaferrites
Precursor powders of BaMg2-xCoxFe16O27 with (x = 0.0, 1.0, and 2.0) were prepared using high-energy ball milling and the effects of chemical composition and sintering temperature on the structural and magnetic properties were investigated using x-ray diffractometer (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and vibrating sample magnetometry (VSM). XRD patterns of the prepared samples indicated that crystallization of pure BaW hexaferrite phase was achieved at a sintering temperature of 1300° C, while BaM and cubic spinel intermediate phases were obtained at lower sintering temperatures of 1100° C and 1200° C. SEM images revealed an improvement of crystallization of the structural phases and a growth of the particle size with increasing the sintering temperature. The magnetic data of the samples sintered at 1300° C revealed an increase of the saturation magnetization from 59.4 emu/g to 72.6 emu/g with increasing Co concentration (x) from 0.0 to 2.0. The coercive field Hc decreased from 0.07 kOe at x = 0.0 to 0.03 kOe at x = 1.0 and then increased to 0.09 kOe at x = 2.0. The thermomagnetic curves of the samples sintered at 1300° C confirmed the existence of the W-type phase and revealed spin reorientation transitions in Co-containing samples.