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Crystal structure and magnetic properties of the Y2.97Gd0.03Fe5−xLaxO12 compound: an experimental and theoretical investigation

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In the present work, we have investigated the crystal structure and magnetic properties of the Y2.97Gd0.03Fe5−xLaxO12 (Gd-La co-doped YIG) compound (0.00 ≤ x ≤ 0.05) obtained by the citrate sol–gel method. Rietveld refinement of the X-ray diffraction patterns provided the lattice parameter (a) values, which increased from 12.387(2) to 12.468(2) Å as the La3+ content increased. Raman measurements confirmed the single-phase formation, whereas transmission electron microscopy (TEM) revealed elongated and irregular particles. The Mössbauer spectroscopy confirmed the presence of Fe3+ and Fe2+ cations and the coexistence of Fe2+ and La3+ cations in the octahedral and tetrahedral sites. Nonetheless, using a phenomenological model, it was suggested that the Fe2+ and La3+ ions tend to occupy preferentially the octahedral sites in the YIG structure. Further, the correspondence between the experimental and theoretically predicted saturation magnetization values indicated that the compound stoichiometry can be described by the chemical formula Y3+2.97Gd3+0.03Fe3+5−x−yLa3+xFe2+yO2−12−y/2. Magnetic parameters such as saturation magnetization, anisotropy constant, remanent magnetization, and coercive field values were computed and discussed as a function of cations distribution in the YIG crystal structure.

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The authors are grateful to the Brazilian Agencies: Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES); Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq), (CNPq N 4/2021-Bolsa de Produtividade em Pesquisa-PQ, 307659/2021-6), (Chamada CNPq/MCTI/FNDCT N o 18/2021-Faixa A, 407796/2021-5); Financiadora de Estudos e Projetos (FINEP) and Fundação de Amparo à Ciência e Tecnologia de Pernambuco (FACEPE) (APQ-0635- 3.03/21-Jovens Pesquisadores).

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  1. Pós-Graduação em Ciência e Engenharia dos Materiais, Universidade Federal do Piauí, Teresina, PI, Brazil

    M. Gonçalves, Bartolomeu C. Viana & Ramón R. Peña-Garcia

  2. Facultad de Ciencias Técnicas, Departamento de Ciencias Básicas e Informática Aplicada, Universidad de Granma, Bayamo, Cuba

    J. Matilla-Arias

  3. Instituto de Física, Universidade de Brasília, Brasilia, DF, Brazil

    J. Penha-Caland, C. Vilca-Huayhua & J. A. H. Coaquira

  4. Departamento de Física, Universidade Federal do Amazona, Manaus, AM, Brazil

    F. Guerrero

  5. Instituto de Física, Universidade Federal de Alagoas, Maceió, AL, Brazil

    Y. Guerra

  6. Departamento de Física, Universidade Federal do Piauí, Teresina, PI, Brazil

    Bartolomeu C. Viana

  7. Unidade Acadêmica do Cabo de Santo Agostinho, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Cabo de Santo Agostinho, PE, Brazil

    Ramón R. Peña-Garcia

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Gonçalves, M., Matilla-Arias, J., Penha-Caland, J. et al. Crystal structure and magnetic properties of the Y2.97Gd0.03Fe5−xLaxO12 compound: an experimental and theoretical investigation. J Mater Sci (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-024-10209-2

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