Study of the Effect of Quenching on Microstructural and Magnetic Properties of Cu-Doped Mg-Ferrite

Poddar, Apurba; Halder, Suman; Liba, S.I.; Hoque, Sheikh Manjura; Sikder, Shibendra Shekher

doi:https://doi.org/10.1155/2022/3354087

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Volume 2022 | Article ID 3354087 | https://doi.org/10.1155/2022/3354087

Study of the Effect of Quenching on Microstructural and Magnetic Properties of Cu-Doped Mg-Ferrite

Apurba Poddar,¹Suman Halder,¹S.I. Liba,²Sheikh Manjura Hoque,²and Shibendra Shekher Sikder¹

Academic Editor: Maheswar Nayak

Received26 Sept 2021

Revised04 Feb 2022

Accepted10 Feb 2022

Published27 Feb 2022

Abstract

Mg_1-xCu_xFe₂O₄ (x = 0.0–0.5) was prepared by the double sintering ceramic method, which sintered at 1100°C and 1200°C for 3 hours and investigated for structural, microstructural, and magnetic properties as a function of the Cu content and cooling process. XRD analysis of 1100°C sintered samples revealed that all the samples were crystallized in a single-phase cubic spinal structure. The microstructural and magnetic properties of slow cooled (furnace-cooled) and fast cooled (quenched) Mg-Cu ferrites have been studied using the scanning electron microscope (SEM), vibrating sample magnetometer (VSM), and Mössbauer spectroscopy after sintering at 1200°C. Homogeneous coaxial grains did not form for any furnace-cooled samples, while for the quenched sample, homogeneous grains were clearly visible even without doping with Cu. Substantial grain growth was witnessed by the samples with higher copper content for both cooling conditions, whereas quenched samples possessed a smaller grain size compared to furnace-cooled samples. The saturation magnetization experienced a higher value for quenched samples compared to furnace-cooled samples with increasing Cu content except for x = 0.4. The sextet pattern of Mössbauer spectroscopy confirmed all the samples were ferromagnetic in nature. Chemical shift, quadrupole shift, hyperfine field, and site occupancy of Fe³⁺ were also obtained using Mössbauer spectroscopy.

1. Introduction

Magnetic ferrites have gained a lot of attention from scientists, engineers, and industrialists due to their extraordinary physical and chemical properties along with their super surface activity. Ferrites that contain iron oxide as a significant constituent are considered one of the crucial categories of magnetic materials. Magnetic ferrites have an enormous impact on broad range of applications in diverse areas such as electrical and electronic industries, microwave and satellite communications technology, digital recording devices, and biomedical [1–6]. Their versatile properties not only make them suitable for a wide range of applications but also make them appropriate materials as an alternative to the rear earth-based permanent magnetic materials.

Magnesium copper ferrites are ceramic-type magnetic materials with very high resistivity, high permeability, and low eddy current losses leading to applications in the high-frequency environment. Copper-doped magnesium ferrites are partially inverted spinel ferrites, and basically, this doping causes a rearrangement of Fe³⁺ ions into the two preexisting octahedral and tetrahedral sites. The magnetic interaction and cation distribution between tetrahedral (A) and octahedral (B) lattice sits are responsible for the physical, electrical, and magnetic properties of spinel ferrites. The cation distribution of ferrite is influenced by many factors such as the synthesis method, cations substitution, and postpreparation heat treatments [7–9]. Moreover, the cooling rate from high temperatures can change the cation distribution of the ferrites, leading to modifying the room temperature phase distribution, microstructure, and magnetic properties [10–15].

Mg_1-xCu_xFe₂O₄ prepared using various methods has been extensively investigated to revile the effect of the Cu substitution and heat treatment on the structural, electrical, and magnetic properties to enhance the properties for application to various technical devices [16–20]. In most of the previous studies which investigated the heat treatment, the samples were cooled very slowly to allow the cations to migrate their equilibrium position at room temperature [21–24]. However, it is required to know fast cooling can affect the microstructure and magnetic properties of the copper-doped magnesium ferrites.

In this present work, Mg_1-xCu_xFe₂O₄ (x = 0.0, 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4, and 0.5) ferrites were synthesized by the standard double sintering ceramic method. The effect of Cu substitution on the structural properties of Mg-Cu ferrites annealed at 1100°C has been investigated using XRD. The microstructure and magnetic properties of the furnaced-cooled and quenched samples after annealing at 1200°C were studied using SEM, Mössbauer spectroscopy, VSM, and the results were compared.

2. Materials and Experimental Methods

The Mg_1-xCu_xFe₂O₄ (x = 0.0, 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4, and 0.5) was prepared by the double sintering ceramic method. The analytical grade with the purity of 99.99% magnesium oxide (MgO), copper oxide (CuO), and ferric Oxide (Fe₂O₃) were mixed using an agate mortar and pestle according to their molecular weight. Stoichiometric amounts of required powder were mixed thoroughly by the ball milling method for 6 hours and then pressed into disc-shaped samples. The disc-shaped samples were presintered at 900°C for 6 hours. The presintered samples were then crushed and milled for 6 hours in distilled water. The mixture was dried, and a few drops of polyvinyl alcohol were added. The resulting powders were then pressed into disk-shaped and toroid-shaped samples, and finally, they were sintered at 1100°C and 1200°C for 3 hours. The 1200°C sintered samples were cooled through two different cooling processes. One is furnace cooling (samples were kept inside the closed furnace until coming to room temperature) and another is water quenching (samples were took out from the furnace instantly after sintering and quenched in water).

The structural and physical characterization of the Mg-Cu ferrite was carried out by Philips (PW 3040) Pert PRO X-ray diffractometer with CuKα radiation (wavelength λ = 1.5406 Å). The scanning electron micrograph of the samples was taken on FEITSCH@Laboratte, model 17:202, no. 1030, SEM machine. Magnetization measurements were carried out by a vibrating sample magnetometer (VSM) (ADE, model EV7) at room temperature in the magnetic field range 15 KOe. Mössbauer spectroscopy with a model VT400 was used to acquire Mössbauer spectra by using a linear velocity transducer that moves a ⁵⁷Co source in a Rh matrix, which decays to an excited state of ⁵⁷Fe that decay to ground state by emitting 14.4 keV γ-rays. Mössbauer spectra were analyzed by using WMOSS 4R software with the fast relaxation module.

3. Results and Discussion

3.1. XRD Analysis

The X-ray diffraction (XRD) patterns for the series of samples Mg_1-xCu_xFe₂O₄ (x = 0.0–0.5) sintered at 1100°C for 3 hours are shown in Figure 1. A phase analysis using the X-ray technique was performed to confirm the formation of a single-phase cubic spinel structure with no extra lines corresponding to any other crystallographic phase. The results obtained from the XRD pattern for all the samples of Mg_1-xCu_xFe₂O₄ with the (h k l) values corresponding to the diffraction peaks of different planes (220), (311), (400), (422), (511), (440), and (533) which represent either odd or even indicating the samples are spinel cubic phase. Peaks are matched with an indexed of reference pattern: 88–1936 for magnesium ferrite and 77–0010 for copper ferrite [25, 26]. The XRD patterns analysis indicated that the studied Mg-Cu ferrites samples have spinel cubic structures with a single phase.

The lattice parameter is calculated from the relation where , and is given in Table 1. An increase in lattice parameter of Mg_1-xCu_xFe₂O₄ is observed with the addition of Cu content in the lattice. These increases can be attributed to the ionic size difference, since the unit cell has to expand when larger Cu²⁺ ions with ionic radii 0.73 Å tend to replace Mg²⁺ ions with radii 0.65 Å. There exists a correlation between the ionic radius and the lattice constant; the increase of the lattice constant is proportional to the increase of the ionic radius [27].

Density plays a vital role in controlling the properties of polycrystalline ferrites. The X-ray density is calculated using the equation , where M is the molecular weight, N is Avogadro’s number. The bulk density () is calculated by using the mass and bulk volumes of the samples. The percentage of porosity for Mg-Cu ferrites is also calculated from the value of X-ray density and bulk density using the equation . The value of X-ray density, bulk density, and the percentage of porosity is given in Table 1. From Table 1, it is shown that the X-ray density increases slightly before decreasing slowly with substituent concentration since it depends on the lattice parameter and molecular weight of Mg-Cu ferrite. The highest X-ray density is observed for x = 0.3 ( = 4.782 g/cm³) and the lowest density is observed at x = 0.00 ( = 4.373 g/cm³). The bulk density is found to increase with the Cu content. It is also observed that the bulk density is lower than the corresponding X-ray density. This may be due to the existence of pores, which were formed and developed during the sample preparation or sintering process [28]. The increase in X-ray density is also because of the difference in ionic radii between Mg and Cu. On the other hand, increasing the Cu content in Mg-Cu ferrites can achieve a significant decrease in porosity. It is observed that the lowest porosity is obtained for the sintering temperature of 1100°C for x = 0.5, which is 23.789%, and the highest porosity is seen to occur when x = 0.1. The range of porosity from 49% to 23% indicated that the samples are highly porous.

3.2. SEM Study

Figures 2(a) and 2(b) represent the microstructures and particle size distribution of furnace-cooled and quenched Mg_1-xCu_xFe₂O₄ (x = 0.0–0.5) ferrites after sintered at 1200°C, respectively. The average particle diameter <D> is estimated from the histograms and presented in the figure insets. It is clear that the microstructure of Mg-Cu ferrites strongly depends on the amount of Cu²⁺ present in the samples. A gradual increase in grain size distribution is observed with an increase in Cu content. Cu²⁺ influences the microstructure Mg-Cu ferrites by the formation of a liquid phase during sintering. It facilities grain growth by increasing the cation interdiffusion rate due to its segregation to the grain boundaries [29]. It can be noticed that proper densification was not attained for slow cooled (furnace-cooled) samples until x = 0.5, while for fast cooled samples (quenched), densification was fairly higher even for x = 0.0. It is seen from the figure that the samples up to x = 0.2 show a homogeneous microstructure with small grain size in both cooling conditions. However, considerable abnormal and inhomogeneous grain growth is observed with sample x = 0.3, 0.4, and 0.5. Moreover, the intergranule porosity is observed to reduce with the increasing content of Cu. This grain growth that occurs for x > 0.2 could be due to the dominance of thermal energy-generated driving force over the force exerted by the pores. Besides, the inhomogeneous deriving force of the grain boundary in each grain results in a nonuniform grain size distribution and vice versa [30]. The major difference between the furnace-cooled and quenched samples is the grain size for the respective Cu content. The quenched samples are characterized by smaller particles compared to the furnace-cooled samples. Quenching of microstructured materials preserves its microstructural features developed at high temperature, whereas microstructures could slowly transform to thermodynamically stable structure (lower Gibbs free energy) for the slowly cooled materials. It is well known that the small grains are energetically less stable than the large grain for their higher specific surface area. Therefore, the microstructure achieved for the quenched materials is then said to be metastable.

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3.3. Magnetic Properties Measurement

The room temperature magnetic hysteresis (M-H) loop of the samples (furnace-cooled and quenched from 1200°C) has been measured and is shown in Figures 3(a) and 3(b). The samples exhibited a minimal hysteresis effect with small coercivity, which indicates that all the samples belong to the family of soft ferrites. The magnetization is saturated with an applied field of around 5 kOe of all samples. Figures 3(c) and 3(d) and Table 2 represent the saturation magnetization (M_s), coercivity (H_c), and remanence (M_r) obtained from VSM at room temperature for furnace-cooled and quenched samples. In the case of quenched samples, it is observed that the value of M_s gradually increases with increasing Cu content, becomes a maximum for x = 0.3, and decreases slightly at x = 0.5. The saturation magnetization dramatically soared at x = 0.4, which might be attributed to experimental error. The saturation magnetization is found to be increased because of the super exchange interaction between the antiparallel magnetic moment of A site and B site strengthened because of the substitution of Cu ion in Mg-Cu ferrite. Besides, the magnetization decreased after x = 0.3, maybe for the decrease of the fraction of Cu²⁺ ion of the A site and the fraction of the Mg²⁺ ions being more on the B site. This similar behavior has been reported in several works subjected to the study of substitution influence [31, 32]. For furnace-cooled samples, the saturation magnetization for pure Mg-ferrite is 37.28 emu/g, which decreases to 30.22 emu/g for x = 0.1, starts to increase, and reaches 42.34 emu/g at x = 0.5. This variation with Cu content can be explained based on cation distribution [33].

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Moreover, it is evident in Figure 3(c) and Table 2 that the quenched samples possess higher saturation magnetization than the furnace-cooled samples. Due to the high-temperature sintering, nonmagnetic Mg²⁺ ions migrated to the A site, allowing magnetic Fe³⁺ ions to have B sites. Hence, the magnetization on the B site increases while A site magnetization decreases, causing increases in net magnetization. Therefore, after a height temperature sintering, the quenching results whatever that the cation distribution at high temperature get frozen and remain same even at room temperature. On the other hand, in the furnace-cooled samples, the cations are redistributed while cooling slowly. This redistribution resulted in lower saturation magnetization for the furnace-cooled samples. This higher saturation magnetization of Mg-Cu ferrite obtained through quenching is the main finding of this work. The coercivity is found to decrease with the addition of Cu²⁺ content for both quenched and furnace-cooled samples except for x = 0.1 in the furnace-cooled sample. The decrease of coercivity is due to the increases of particle size with Cu doping. However, no significant effect of quenching on coercivity and remanent magnetization is evident. The squareness ratio (M_r/M_s) of the hysteresis loop is an essential parameter of determining the domain state. The squareness ratio less than 0.5 indicates the formation of a multidomain state and equal to or above 0.5 refers that the particles are in the single domain state [34, 35]. The value of squareness ratio in the range 0.06–0.23 and 0.05–0.11 for furnace-cooled and quenched samples, respectively, suggested that the samples belong to the multidomain state.

3.4. Mössbauer Study

The Mössbauer spectra of furnace-cooled and quenched Mg_1-xCu_xFe₂O₄ (x = 0.0–0.5) ferrites are shown in Figures 4(a) and 4(b) and were measured at room temperature. The spectral parameters, such as isomer shift (δ), quadruple shift (), and hyperfine field (H_hf), are computed and summarized, as given in Table 3. All samples show very well-resolved four sextets. The cation distributions at tetrahedral (A) and octahedral (B) are calculated based on the relative area of each component. The sextet pattern results from the interaction of the nuclear ⁵⁷Fe magnetic moment with the electromagnetic field. The appearance of the sextet is characteristics of magnetically ordered ferrimagnetic materials.

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The values of the isomer shift in Table 3 are quoted relative to the metallic iron at room temperature. The isomer shifts arise due to the Columbic interaction between the nuclear charge density and the surrounding S-electron cloud, causing a slight shift of the centroid position of the Mössbauer spectrum and varies with a different composition of Mg-Cu ferrites. The range of isomer shift (δ) of the Fe atom at A and B sites is observed between 0.260 and 0.459 mm/s for furnace-cooled and 0.265 and 0.393 mm/s for quenched samples, indicating all samples are in high-spin Fe (III) oxidizing state [36]. The minimal change in the value of the isomer shift suggests that the Cu substitution and cooling process barely impact the S-electron distribution of Fe³⁺. The quadrupole shift () is a measure of how the electric field gradient around the atom affects the atom's nuclear energy levels. The electric quadrupole interaction between the quadrupole moment of the nucleus and the electric field gradient of electrons in the nucleus leads to quadrupole shift (). The of the Fe atoms at A and B sites is observed in the range of 0.00–0.757 mm/s and 0.00–0.828 mm/s for furnace-cooled and quenched samples. It is also observed that the nonzero quadrupole splitting values of A and B sites are varying randomly with Cu content, which suggests the presence of chemical disorder due to the arbitrary distribution of Cu²⁺ ions around Fe³⁺ ions. The mean hyperfine field values acting on A and B sites are essentially independent of Cu content and cooling conditions. Apparently, the mean hyperfine field values for the octahedral sites are higher compared to the tetrahedral sites. This is because Fe³⁺-O²⁻ bonds at tetrahedral sites are more covalent in nature than that of the octahedral sites [37]. With the increase of Cu²⁺ content, the relative area of the B site increases due to moving the Fe³⁺ ions from A site to B site. Moreover, the quenched samples possess a higher relative area on the B site compared to the furnace-cooled samples except for the case of x = 0.

4. Conclusion

The influence of the Cu content and quenching after sintering on microstructure and magnetic properties of Mg-Cu ferrite has been focused on in this study. The X-ray diffraction analysis for 1100°C revealed the formation of a single-phase cubic spinel structure with no secondary phase. Two different processes of cooling after sintering at 1200°C exhibited different microstructures and magnetic behaviors. SEM result clearly showed that the microstructure of the samples was highly influenced by the addition of Cu and the cooling process. All samples demonstrated soft magnetic behavior, and saturation magnetization was relatively higher for the quenched samples compared with the furnace-cooled samples. Mössbauer spectroscopy confirmed all samples were ferromagnetic. Magnetic hyperfine parameters measured by Mössbauer spectroscopy showed that hyperfine parameters vary randomly with Cu²⁺ and the cooling process. This works shows that water quenching may result in the fabrication of high saturation Mg-Cu ferrite for soft magnetic applications.

Data Availability

The authors declare that the data used to support the findings of this study are included within the article.

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest.

Acknowledgments

The authors are grateful to the Atomic Energy Center, Dhaka, and Department of Physics, Khulna University of Engineering and Technology, Khulna, for the support provided to perform this experiment.

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