Studies of Magnetic Properties of Ferrite Particles

Dear Colleagues,

Recently, interest in nanosized ferrite particles has significantly increased due to their importance in understanding the fundamentals in nanomagnetism. Novel magnetic behaviors are perceived for the nanosized magnetic particles when compared to that of the bulk counterparts. High magnetocrystalline anisotropy and good chemical stability has completed ferrite NPs, a very promising candidate for diverse applications as in magnetic drug delivery to magnetic recording applications such as audio and video tape and high density digital recording discs. The magnetic properties of the nanosized ferrite particles are greatly affected by the size of the particles, by cation substitution and distribution. Magnetic properties of ferrites are strictly related to the distribution of cations between octahedral and tetrahedral sites in the spinel structure, the control of cation distribution provides a means to tailor their properties. Cation distribution depends on the electronic configuration, valence of ions and nanoparticle size. Ferrite nanoparticles can be prepared by a variety of methods such as hydrothermal synthesis, ball-milling, co-precipitation, combustion reaction and the reverse micelles technique.

In this Special Issue, we welcome articles that focus on magnetic properties of ferrite  and ferrite based Particles and their applications in different fields. Fully controllable fast and low-cost processes especially remain of interest, with a high implementation potential in advanced aplications that allows producing high-performance NPs.

Dr. Mahmood Barani
Guest Editor

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• ferrit-based NPs
• magnetic NPs
• drug delivery
• biomedical application
• imaging
• nanocomposites
• wastewater treatment
• catalyst
• electronic device
• synthesize
• characterisation