Magnetic dynamics of Zn/sup 57/Fe/sub 2/O/sub 4/ nanoparticles dispersed in a ZnO matrix
- 10 December 2002
- journal article
- Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in IEEE Transactions on Magnetics
- Vol. 38 (5), 2610-2612
- https://doi.org/10.1109/tmag.2002.803204
Abstract
The magnetic properties of diluted ZnFe/sub 2/O/sub 4/ nanoparticles with nearly normal spinel structure, dispersed in a nonmagnetic ZnO matrix, are presented. A magnetic transition to an ordered state is observed at about 19 K, from Mossbauer and magnetic measurements. Detailed characterization of the frequency and field dependence shows that, below the magnetic transition, the system displays several features that suggest a collective freezing of ferrimagnetic particles. Although single-domain particles are inferred from structural data, a dynamic study of this transition hints toward a spin-glass-like process, with T/sub g/ = 17.0(4) K and critical parameters zv = 20 /spl plusmn/ 2, much higher than those of canonical spin glasses. Some facets of these large critical parameters in fine-particle systems are discussed.Keywords
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