Research Article
Effect of Samarium Substitution on the Structural and Magnetic Properties of Nanocrystalline Cobalt Ferrite
Table 1
Effect of Sm
3+ substitution on the lattice parameter, crystallite size, X-ray density, and lattice strain of
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| | Sm content | Lattice parameter (Å) | Crystallite size (nm) | X-ray density (g cm−3) | Lattice strain % |
| | 0.00 | 8.399 | | 5.260 | −0.197 | | 0.05 | 8.404 | | 5.357 | 0.194 | | 0.10 | 8.411 | | 5.449 | 0.066 | | 0.15 | 8.418 | | 5.541 | −0.035 | | 0.20 | 8.420 | | 5.642 | 0.104 | | 0.25 | 8.409 | | 5.769 | 0.169 |
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