“…The origin of magnetic properties of magnesium ferrite is related to the variety of transition metal cations, which can be incorporated into the spinel Contents lists available at ScienceDirect journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/jmmm lattice of the parent magnetic structure. The influence of metal ion substitution such as Dy [6], Sm [2], Co [7], Ni-Co [8], Li [9], Co-Cr [10], Cd [11], Cu [12], Pr [13], Tb [14], Cr [15] and Ca [16] on various structural, magnetic, electrical and dielectric properties of MgFe 2 O 4 have been reported in the literature. Hence, the structural and magnetic properties depend on the nature of substituting ions, their charge and their distribution among tetrahedral and octahedral sites.…”