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57Fe Mössbauer study of CoCrxFe2-xO4 nano ferrite

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We report sol gel auto-combustion synthesized CoCrxFe2-xO4 (x = 0.0 − 1.0) spinel ferrites, and use x-ray diffraction ‘XRD’, magnetic measurements, and Mössbauer spectroscopy to study the effect of Cr-content on their structural properties, magnetic properties, and correlation between them. Formation of single-phase nono spinel ferrite (grain size: 18.1 – 46.6 nm), is confirmed by XRD. Results show that with increasing Cr-content, lattice parameter decreases, and Cr3+ ions remain more populated on B-site, whereas Co2+ ions remains almost equally populated on both A, B site, show lower disorder, and modification of A–O − A, B– O − B, A–O − B super-exchange interaction. For Cr-content ≥ 0.75, Mössbauer measurements show presence of a non-magnetic doublet, and isomer shift values confirm that Fe has 3 + oxidation state. Observed structural changes, lead to reduction of saturation magnetization, coercivity.

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Authors thank Dr. M. Gupta UGC-DAE CSR, Indore, for doing XRD measurements on the studied samples. SNK acknowledges gratefully for one month ‘Invited Professor’ stay at ENS Paris-Saclay, Cachan (France) during June 2018.

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  1. Magnetic Materials Laboratory, School of Physics, D. A. University, Khandwa road, Indore, 452001, India

    P. Tiwari, R. Verma & S. N. Kane

  2. Physics Department, Jaypee University of Engineering and Technology, Raghogarh, Guna, 473226, India

    S. S. Modak

  3. UGC-DAE Consortium for Scientific Research, Khandwa Road, Indore, 452001, India

    V. R. Reddy

  4. SATIE, ENS Paris-Saclay, 4 Avenue des Sciences, 91190, Gif-sur-Yvette, France

    F. Mazaleyrat

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P. Tiwari: Preparation of samples, XRD data analysis, R. Verma: Preparation of samples, Rietveld refinement of XRD data, S. S. Modak: XRD data analysis, V. R. Reddy: Mössbauer characterization, data analysis, writing manuscript, F. Mazaleyrat: Magnetic characterization, data analysis, writing manuscript. S. N. Kane: Conceptualization, Supervision, Resources, preparation of samples, data analysis, writing manuscript. All authors have read and agreed to the submitted version of the manuscript.

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Tiwari, P., Verma, R., Modak, S.S. et al. 57Fe Mössbauer study of CoCrxFe2-xO4 nano ferrite. Hyperfine Interact 242, 51 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10751-021-01781-z

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