Magnetic and structural enhanced characterization of Zr-Al substituted M-type barium hexaferrite.

Co-precipitation method was used to fabricate Zr-Al substituted M-Type barium hexagonal ferrite with a unique composition Ba1-xZr0.5x Al0.3 Fe11.7 O19 (x = 0.0, 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4, and 0.5). The materials were characterized using Fourier Transform Infrared spectroscopy and a magnetic hysteresis loop. For each sample, the values of Ms, Hc, Mr, remanence ratios (Mr/Ms), and magneton number (nB) are determined using M-H loops. The Mr/Ms ratio of the synthesized hexaferrites particles is between 0.001017 and 0.143103, indicating a single magnetic domain. FTIR spectroscopy was used to study the inter-atomic forces and gives information about the absorption and emission spectrum for solids, liquids and gases. The results indicate that the synthesized compounds may have potential use as perpendicular magnetic recording media due to the growing trend in saturation magnetization, remanence, and coercivity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]