Thermodynamic Properties and DFT Study on Highly Frustrated Cr3BO6: Coexistence of Spin-Singlets with Long-Range Magnetic Order.

The triangle-based magnetic subsystem of borates with the mineral norbergite structure M3BO6 (M = Fe, Cr, V) makes these compounds unique to investigate rare quantum ground states influenced by strong magnetic frustration. In this work, we investigated the thermal and magnetic properties of Cr3BO6 to find that despite very large negative Weiss temperature Θ = -160.7 K, it orders only at TN = 4.5 K and experiences a spin-flop transition at µ0H = 5 T. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations of exchange interaction parameters allow for suggesting the model of magnetic subsystem in chromium borate Cr3BO6. The results prove the decisive role of magnetic frustration on the formation of long-range order, providing therefore a basis for future study. Both experimental data and first-principles calculations point to the coexistence of chromium spin-singlets with long-range antiferromagnetic order.

Nanoceramics of metastable ε-Fe2O3: effect of sintering on the magnetic properties and sub-terahertz electron resonance.

In this study, we demonstrate the sintering of metastable ε-Fe2O3 nanoparticles into nanoceramics containing 98 wt% of the epsilon iron oxide phase and with a specific density of 60%. At room temperature, the ceramics retain a giant coercivity of 20 kOe and a sub-terahertz absorption at 190 GHz inherent in the initial nanoparticles. The sintering leads to an increase in the frequencies of the natural ferromagnetic resonance at 200-300 K and larger coercivities at temperatures below 150 K. We propose a simple but working explanation of the low-temperature dynamics of the macroscopic magnetic parameters of the ε-Fe2O3 materials via the transition of the smallest nanoparticles into a superparamagnetic state. The results are confirmed by the temperature dependence of the magnetocrystalline anisotropy constant and micromagnetic modeling. In addition, based on the Landau-Lifshitz formalism, we discuss features of the spin dynamics in ε-Fe2O3 and the possibility of using nanoceramics as sub-terahertz spin-pumping media. Our observations will expand the applicability of ε-Fe2O3 materials and promote their integration into telecommunication devices of the next generation.

Hard ferrite magnetic insulators revealing giant coercivity and sub-terahertz natural ferromagnetic resonance at 5-300 K.

The temperature behavior of the magnetic properties is crucial for the application of magnetic materials. Recently, giant room temperature coercivities (20-36 kOe) and sub-terahertz natural ferromagnetic resonance (NFMR) frequencies (160-250 GHz) were observed for single-domain M-type hexaferrites with high aluminum substitution. Herein, the temperature dependences of the magnetic properties and natural ferromagnetic resonance are studied at 5-300 K for single-domain Sr1-x/12Cax/12Fe12-xAlxO19 (x = 1.5-5.5) particles. It is shown that the samples maintain their magnetic hardness over the whole temperature range. The coercivity and NFMR frequencies have a maximum shifting to the low-temperature region with a rise in aluminum concentration. The highest coercivity of 42 kOe and the maximum NFMR frequency of 297 GHz are observed for x = 5.5 at 180 K.

Correction: High-coercivity hexaferrite ceramics featuring sub-terahertz ferromagnetic resonance.

Correction for 'High-coercivity hexaferrite ceramics featuring sub-terahertz ferromagnetic resonance' by Evgeny A. Gorbachev et al., Mater. Horiz., 2022, 9, 1264-1272, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/D1MH01797G.

High-coercivity hexaferrite ceramics featuring sub-terahertz ferromagnetic resonance.

Herein, we demonstrate for the first time compact ferrite ceramics with giant coercivity. The materials are manufactured via sintering single-domain Sr0.67Ca0.33Fe8Al4O19 particles synthesized by a citrate-nitrate auto-combustion method. The obtained ceramics show coercivities up to 22.5 kOe and natural ferromagnetic resonance frequencies (NFMR) in a sub-THz range of 160-282 GHz. At a maximum density of 95%, the sample displays coercivity of 18.5 kOe, which is the highest value among dense ferrite materials reported so far. In addition, we report an unusual blueshift of the NFMR frequency from 160 to 200 GHz, which occurs during material sintering.

Synthesis of Sandwiched Composite Nanomagnets by Epitaxial Growth of Fe3O4 Layers on SrFe10Cr2O19 Nanoplates in High-Boiling Organic Solvent.

Herein, we demonstrate the synthesis of sandwiched composite nanomagnets, which consist of hard magnetic Cr-substituted hexaferrite cores and magnetite outer layers. The hexaferrite plate-like nanoparticles, with average dimensions of 36.3 nm × 5.2 nm, were prepared via a glass crystallization method and were covered by spinel-type iron oxide via thermal decomposition of iron acetylacetonate in a hexadecane solution. The hexaferrite nanoplates act as seeds for the epitaxial growth of the magnetite, which results in uniform continuous outer layers on both sides. The thickness of the layers can be adjusted by controlling the concentration of metal ions. In this way, layers with an average thickness of 3.7 and 4.9 nm were obtained. Due to an atomically smooth interface, the magnetic composites demonstrate the exchange coupling effect, acting as single phases during remagnetization. The developed approach can be applied to any spinel-type material with matching lattice parameters and opens the way to expand the performance of hexaferrite nanomagnets due to a combination of various functional properties.

Glass-Ceramic Synthesis of Cr-Substituted Strontium Hexaferrite Nanoparticles with Enhanced Coercivity.

Magnetically hard ferrites attract considerable interest due to their ability to maintain a high coercivity of nanosized particles and therefore show promising applications as nanomagnets ranging from magnetic recording to biomedicine. Herein, we report an approach to prepare nonsintered single-domain nanoparticles of chromium-substituted hexaferrite via crystallization of glass in the system SrO-Fe2O3-Cr2O3-B2O3. We have observed a formation of plate-like hexaferrite nanoparticles with diameters changing from 20 to 190 nm depending on the annealing temperature. We demonstrated that chromium substitution led to a significant improvement of the coercivity, which varied from 334 to 732 kA m-1 for the smallest and the largest particles, respectively. The results provide a new strategy for producing high-coercivity ferrite nanomagnets.

Ca-Al double-substituted strontium hexaferrites with giant coercivity.

We demonstrate that the simultaneous substitution of calcium and aluminum for strontium and iron in strontium hexaferrite results in a significant increase of coercivity up to a record high of 21.3 kOe. We propose that the effect is originated from a crystal structure distortion causing an increase of the magnetocrystalline anisotropy.