Influence of annealing temperature and Co substitution at B-site for Fe3+ ions on the physicochemical characteristics of HoFeO3 perovskite nanoparticles
摘要
This work studies the influence of annealing temperature and Co-doping at the Fe-site on the physicochemical characteristics of nanosized perovskite HoFe1−xCoxO3 (with theoretical doping levels of x = 0.05, 0.15, and 0.25), synthesized via a simple co-precipitation technique. The substitution of Co at the Fe-site reduces both the average crystallite size and lattice volume. This reduction is attributed to the smaller ionic radius of 27Co3+ (0.55 Å in low-spin, 0.61 Å in high-spin) compared to that of 26Fe3+ (0.65 Å in high-spin). Co-doping significantly enhances the magnetic properties of HoFe1−xCoxO3 by increasing the crystalline anisotropy, leading to improved coercivity (Hc) and remanent magnetization (Mr). Incontrast, higher annealing temperatures improve crystallinity, leading to decreased Hc and Mr. The synthesized HoFe1−xCoxO3 nanoparticles exhibit characteristics of hard magnetic materials, displaying higher Hc and Mr compared to similar reported perovskites such as Ni-doped HoFeO3, Co-doped NdFeO3, Ni/Mn-doped YFeO3, and Ni-doped LaFeO3. These findings suggest that these HoFe1−xCoxO3 nanomaterials possess promising potential for the fabrication of permanent magnets, particularly in magnetic recording applications, such as in hard drives and magnetic tapes.