One of my Ph.D student has synthesized Y-type Sr-Cu hexaferrites in presence of Tween 80, SDS surfectants. She has varied concentration of surfectants from 1g to 3g.
XRD analysis show mixed phases of M and Y-type. Hysteresis loops of 1g and 2g samples show cherecteristics of soft ferrite but 3g sample shows cherecteristic of hard ferrite. first derivatives (thermomagnetic) of 1g and 2g show two transitins but 3g samples (Tween 80 as well as SDS) show only one transition , so how to explain this behaviour?,
by the way Tween-80 , SEM revealed formation of nanosize but SDS 3g show s formation of micron size particle. I cannot understand this. Can any body explain how to understand?
The multi-component character of the sample is revealed in other systems. The presence of two dips in the derivative of the thermomagnetic curve in Cu-substituted M-type is evident and is associated with phase separation and magnetic enhomogeneity as described in our recent article (attached). Also, the multi-component character in Y-type hexaferrites is evident in the thermomagnetic curves of samples showing M- and Y-type mixture as discussed in a recent article (attached). I hope this is helpful.
The difference of the particle size in samples prepared with different surfactants could indicative of the effect of the different surfactants in promoting crystallization in the sample.
thanks for your reply and comments too. I will read attached pdf articles and will try to analyse our results. Complex and multi-component character of the samples are difficult to understand. Yes definitely some hint and suggessions are very useful