9-13 July 2012
Africa/Johannesburg timezone
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The temperature dependence of the structure and magnetic properties of Mg-Mn-Co nanoferrites

12 Jul 2012, 17:30
2h
IT Building

IT Building

Poster Presentation Track A - Division for Condensed Matter Physics and Materials Poster Session

Speaker

Mr Patrick Masina (School of Chemistry and Physics, Westville Campus,University of KwaZulu Natal)

Level for award<br>&nbsp;(Hons, MSc, <br> &nbsp; PhD)?

MSc

Would you like to <br> submit a short paper <br> for the Conference <br> Proceedings (Yes / No)?

Yes

Main supervisor (name and email)<br>and his / her institution

Dr. T Moyo
moyo@ukzn.ac.za

Apply to be<br> consider for a student <br> &nbsp; award (Yes / No)?

yes

Abstract content <br> &nbsp; (Max 300 words)

Mg0.25Mn0.5Co0.25Fe2O4 and Mg0.5Mn0.25Co0.25Fe2O4 nanoferrites were synthesized by the glycol-thermal technique. X-Ray diffraction (XRD) results revealed a single phase cubic structure for both as-prepared samples with an average grain size of about 8 nm. The magnetic properties of the nanoparticles were studied using a 57Fe Mössbauer spectroscopy and Vibrating Sample Magnetometer (VSM). The samples were then annealed at 500 °C and 700 °C for 6 hrs argon atmosphere to investigate the effect of temperature on the structural and magnetic properties of the compounds. Our results show that the structure and magnetic properties depend on the annealing temperature.

Primary author

Mr Patrick Masina (School of Chemistry and Physics, Westville Campus,University of KwaZulu Natal)

Co-authors

Mr Hafiz Abdallah (School of Chemistry and Physics, Westville Campus,University of KwaZulu Natal) Dr Thomas Moyo (School of Chemistry and Physics, Westville Campus,University of KwaZulu Natal)

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