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Microstructural, Magnetic, Magnetocaloric, and Electrical Properties of Ni0.4Mg0.3Cu0.3Fe2O4 Ferrite Prepared Using Sol–Gel Method

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Detailed investigations of the microstructural, magnetic, magnetocaloric, and electrical properties of Ni0.4Mg0.3Cu0.3Fe2O4 ferrite synthesized by sol-gel method have been investigated. XRD pattern indicates that sample has cubic spinel structure with \(Fd\bar {3}m\) symmetry. The cation distribution of the sample has been determined by Rietveld refinement. Temperature dependence of magnetization shows that sample exhibits a second-order PM to FM phase transition at the Curie temperature TC = 690 K. From the M(μ0H,T) data, we found that the maximum entropy change \(\left | {{\Delta } S}_{M}^{\max } \right |\) reaches value of about 1.56 J kg− 1 K− 1 and relative cooling power (RCP) of 136 J kg− 1 at μ0H = 5 T. From electrical conductivity curves, the estimated value of the activation energy is equal to 0.349 eV. The Nequist diagram at different temperatures reveals that the grain boundary contribution is responsible to the conduction process for the studied sample.

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This work has been supported by the Tunisian Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research and the frame work of Tunisia-Saudi Arabia collaborations.

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  1. Research Unit of Valorization and Optimization of Exploitation of Resources, Faculty of Science and Technology of Sidi Bouzid, University of Kairouan, University Campus Agricultural City, 9100, Sidi Bouzid, Tunisia

    Sobhi Hcini

  2. Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Qassim University, Buraydah Almolaydah, Buraydah, Saudi Arabia

    Noura Kouki & Reema Aldawas

  3. LMGP, CNRS, University of Grenoble Alpes, 38000, Grenoble, France

    Michel Boudard

  4. Al-Qunfudah University College, Umm Al-Qura University, Al-Qunfudhah City, Saudi Arabia

    Abdessalem Dhahri

  5. College of Engineering, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, 655, Al Kharj, 11942, Saudi Arabia

    Mohamed Lamjed Bouazizi

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Hcini, S., Kouki, N., Aldawas, R. et al. Microstructural, Magnetic, Magnetocaloric, and Electrical Properties of Ni0.4Mg0.3Cu0.3Fe2O4 Ferrite Prepared Using Sol–Gel Method. J Supercond Nov Magn 32, 1085–1094 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10948-018-4813-6

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