Mössbauer studies of Sn4+/Nb5+ substituted Mn-Zn ferrites

At room temperature, Mössbauer spectra of Sn4+/Nb5+ substituted Mn- Zn ferrites have been taken to understand the site occupancy of substituted ions. The results indicate that both the substituted ions occupy tetrahedral (A) site only at lower concentration of substitution while at higher concentration they occupy both tetrahedral and octahedral sites. At higher concentration of Nb substitution a doublet has been observed besides sextets. The possibility of canting existence on octahedral sites has been discussed. The observed variations of the hyperfine fields, isomer shift, line widths and B/A peak area ratio with the ferrite composition are interpreted.