A comprehensive study on structure, properties, synthesis and characterization of ferrites
Ajitanshu Vedrtnam, Kishor Kalauni, Sunil Kumar Dubey, Aman Kumar, Departamento de Arquitectura, Escuela de Arquitectura -Universidad de Alcalá, Spain
Abstract
The research on ferrites is fast moving owing to their exponentially growing usage in magnetic shielding, magnetic biosensors, magnetic recording devices, information storage, mobile communication, electronic devices, gyromagnetic device, medical devices, transformers, pollution control, catalysis, and pigments. This review comprises the present state of the art on hexagonal ferrites (HFs) and spinel ferrites (SFs). The article covers the background, properties, classification schemes, synthesis and characterization of ferrites. It focuses on a comparative understanding of four synthesis routes, magnetic properties and characterization of the ferrites. The article emphases X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, vibrating sample magnetometer, spectroscopy, thermal analysis and vector network analyser results. The present work is meant for the faster understanding of this research area.