Cation distribution and high field magnetization studies on SrFe 12-x Cr x O 19

With the aim of a better understanding of both cationic distribution and magnetic properties of the uniaxial SrFe 12-x Cr x O 19 hexagonal ferrites, Mossbauer spectroscopy, neutron diffraction and high field magnetization measurements have been carried out. The Cr3+ions occupy the octahedral sites of the M structure with a preference hierarchy within them. The magnetic measurements, together with the deduced cationic distribution, indicate that some sublattices have a random spin canting around the c-axis.