Some magnetic properties of submicronic Fe3O4 particles

Abstract
Nearly spherical Fe3O4 particles of narrow size distribution with the average diameter between 0.07 and 0.60 μm have been prepared by H2 transformation of α‐Fe2O3 particles produced from homogeneous precipitation of ferric salt solutions. The magnetic behavior of these particles has been investigated as a function of temperature between 300 and 900 K in magnetic fields up to 7 kOe. The coercive force Hc has been found to be proportional to Mr/N and Mns, where Mr is the remanent magnetization, Ms is the saturation magnetization, N is the effective self‐demagnetization constant, and n is a power index. The implication of these results is briefly discussed.

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