Temperature Dependence of Magnetization, Anisotropy, and Hyperfine Fields of NiFe_2–<i>x</i>Yb_<i>x</i>O₄($x = 0$ , 0.05, 0.075)

Abstract

Temperature dependence of magnetization, anisotropy, and hyperfine interaction parameters of NiFe <sub xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">2-x</sub> Yb <sub xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">x</sub> O <sub xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">4</sub> (x = 0 , 0.05, and 0.075) was investigated, and the results are presented. All the compounds were prepared by solid-state reaction formed in cubic inverse spinel phase with the space group Fd3̅m . Increments in the lattice constant were observed upon partial substitution of Fe <sup xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">3+</sup> by Yb <sup xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">3+</sup> . Decreased magnetic moment and increased magnetic anisotropy with Yb <sup xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">3+</sup> substitution were observed through magnetization measurements, carried out at 5, 100, 200 and 300 K. Analyses of Mössbauer spectra recorded at 5 K and 300 K, revealed decreased hyperfine fields and magnetic moments at the B-site (and hence net moment) with increasing Yb <sup xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">3+</sup> content. In addition all the compounds exhibited Neel-type, collinear ferrimagnetic structure.