Preparation of strontium ferrite bulk magnets with high coercivity at low-temperature
摘要
The bulk magnets of Sr0.67Ca0.33Fe9Al3-xCrxO19 (x = 0.0, 0.5, 1.0, 1.5) were synthesized via a solid-phase reaction method. The results demonstrate that the structural integrity of strontium ferrites is maintained through the co-substitution of Al and Cr for Fe. Hysteresis loops analysis reveals that, at x = 0, the coercivity (Hc) reaches a high value of 1.58 T. As Cr content increases, the saturation magnetization (Ms) increases while Hc decreases. The average grain size ranges from 0.6 to 0.8 μm. The addition of Al results in a high magnetocrystalline anisotropy field (Ha), which decreases with increasing Cr3+ content. Detailed studies on low-temperature magnetic properties indicate excellent coercivity at low temperatures, for example, the Sr0.67Ca0.33Fe9Al2.5Cr0.5O19 sample exhibits a Hc of 1.13 T at 10 K. To elucidate the influence of Al on magnetic properties, additional anisotropic magnets Sr0.67Ca0.33Fe12-xAlxO19 (x = 0, 1, 2, 3) were prepared. The study shows that Al significantly enhances coercivity, achieving a high coercivity and good squareness with Al content increasing from x = 0 to x = 1 and 2, despite a continuous decrease in saturation magnetization. However, at a higher Al content, such as at x = 3, the squareness of the demagnetization curve decreases significantly. Furthermore, the addition of Al improves low-temperature coercivity, with Hc reaching 1.11 T at 50 K when x = 3. First-principles calculations using density functional theory confirm that the substitution of Fe3+ with non-magnetic Al3+ at the 12 k sites reduces saturation magnetization, consistent with the experimental results.