Abstract
We have investigated the magnetic properties of three differently prepared samples of the spinel ZnFe2O4 with μSR, neutron diffraction, Moessbauer effect and magnetization measurements. Below TN = 10.5 K, the first sample (annealed) shows long-range antiferromagnetic order in coexistence with short-range magnetic order. The second sample (rapidly quenched) shows only short-range magnetic order. The third sample (nanostructured with an average particle size of about 9 nm) exhibits ferromagnetism below Tc≈460 K combined with superparamagnetism. Below the blocking temperature of approximately 50 K the nanostructured sample exhibits a dependence on applied magnetic fields similar to that observed in spin glass systems. The roles of cation-site occupation and magnetic couplings in governing the different magnetic behaviors exhibited by the samples are discussed.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 286-290 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Physica B: Condensed Matter |
| Volume | 289-290 |
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| Publication status | Published - Aug 2000 |
| Event | 8th International Conference on Muon Spin Rotation, Relaxation and Resonance (muSR'99) - Les Diablerets, Switz Duration: 30 Aug 1999 → 3 Sept 1999 |
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