Contents
1 A Brief History of Ferrites
Reference
2 Structure of Ferrites
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Spinel Ferrites
2.3 Hexaferrites
2.4 Perovskite Ferrites
2.5 Garnet Ferrites
References
3 Magnetic, Electrical, and Optical Properties of Ferrites
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Magnetism
3.3 Electrical Behavior
3.3.1 Semiconducting Mechanisms
3.3.2 Verwey Transition
3.4 Optical Properties
References
4 Chemical and Mechanical Properties of Ferrites
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Chemical Properties
4.3 Mechanical Properties
References
5 Synthesis
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Standard Ceramic Techniques
5.3 Laser Ablation
5.4 Solution Combustion Synthesis
5.5 Sol–Gel
5.6 Electrospinning
5.7 Co-Precipitation
5.8 Electrochemical
5.9 Hydrothermal
5.10 Solvothermal
5.11 Microwave
5.12 Sonochemical
5.13 Conclusions and Perspectives
References
6 Processing
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Ferrite Bulk
6.2.1 Powder Preparation
6.2.2 Shaping
6.3 Films
6.4 Tape Casting
6.4.1 Electrophoretic Deposition (EPD)
6.4.2 Spin-Coating
6.4.3 Dip Coating
6.4.4 Spray Pyrolysis
6.4.5 CVD (Chemical Vapor Deposition) and PVD (Physical Vapor Deposition)
6.4.6 Sputtering
6.4.7 Pulse Laser Deposition (PLD)
6.5 Sintering
6.5.1 Spark Plasma Sintering (SPS)
6.5.2 Microwave Sintering
References
7 Current and Incipient Applications
7.1 Biomedical Applications
7.1.1 Magnetic Hyperthermia
7.1.2 Magnetic Separation
7.1.3 Drug Delivery
7.1.4 Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
7.2 Electrical and Electronic Devices
7.2.1 EMI Filters
7.2.2 Sensors
7.3 Adsorption
References