Benefits of Mild Wet Milling of the Intermediates for the Synthesis of Phase-pure Z-type Hexaferrite

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Abstract
A comparative study on the wet and dry milling of the intermediates for the Z-type hexagonal ferrite (Ba3Co2Fe24O41, Z phase) was performed. Phase-pure Z phase was synthesized by wet milling the intermediates comprising M and Y-type hexaferrites. The intermediates were obtained by calcining the stoichiometric powder mixture at 1080 °C. Subsequent wet milling by a planetary mill for 1 h increased the crystallization rate of Z phase upon subsequent heating at 1230 °C. In contrast, dry milling the intermediates resulted in the severe surface amorphization and led to heterogeneous crystalline states. The observed favorable effect of wet milling the intermediates was explained by the particle size reduction for the decrease of diffusion distance while preserving the basic layer units common to the related hexaferrites.