Enhanced coercivity of La–Co substituted Sr–Ca hexaferrite fabricated by improved ceramics process

In order to fabricate high magnetic performance La–Co substituted Sr–Ca hexagonal ferrites, an improved ceramics process was proposed in this study. The particle size of the ferrite powder was measured by laser diffraction particle size analyzer. The microstructures of the sintered ferrites were observed by scanning electron microscopy. The magnetic properties of the sintered ferrite magnets were measured by B–H loop recorder. The results show that, sub-micrometer ferrite powder with narrow particle size distribution could be produced by microwave reheating–remilling treatment. Ferrite magnet with fine grained microstructure and enhanced coercivity could be synthesized by using the powder as precursor.