Issue 65, 2019

Structural and magnetization crossover in electrodeposited FeAl2O4 – effect of in situ oxidation

Abstract

Amongst other spinels, iron aluminium oxide (FeAl2O4) exhibits exceptional chemical and physical properties. However, magnetic properties of FeAl2O4 still need further investigation. DC electrodeposition is used to deposit intermetallic Fe3Al thin films. Oxidation time is varied from 0 to 20 min with a constant metallic layer deposition time of 10 min. Electrodeposited iron aluminium oxide thin films are annealed in the presence of 500 Oe applied magnetic field (MF) at 300 °C in a vacuum. Mixed structural phases, i.e. FeAl2O4 & χ-Al2O3, are observed at 5 min, 10 min and 15 min oxidation time. Whereas phase pure FeAl2O4 is observed at 20 min oxidation time. Magnetization loops show ferromagnetic behavior of iron aluminum oxide thin films with anisotropic nature for in-plane and out-plane configurations. The law of approach to saturation magnetization (LAS) is used to calculate magnetocrystalline anisotropy. Phase purity at 20 min oxidation time results in high saturation magnetization of 29.5 emu cm−3 with a low value anistopy constant of 1.28 × 108 erg cm−3. Easy axis of magnetization is shifted from perpendicular to parallel at an oxidation time of 20 min. Results show that in situ oxidation of thin films for 20 min leads to structural and magnetization crossover from impure to phase pure FeAl2O4 thin films with a high value of magnetization.

Graphical abstract: Structural and magnetization crossover in electrodeposited FeAl2O4 – effect of in situ oxidation

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
13 Jun 2019
Accepted
23 Sep 2019
First published
25 Nov 2019
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY-NC license

RSC Adv., 2019,9, 38183-38194

Structural and magnetization crossover in electrodeposited FeAl2O4 – effect of in situ oxidation

F. Mukhtar, S. Riaz, A. Awan, F. Rubab, Z. N. Kayani and S. Naseem, RSC Adv., 2019, 9, 38183 DOI: 10.1039/C9RA04455H

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