“…This is attributed to weaker Nd-Fe interaction than Fe-Fe interaction for Nd 3+ substitution. Such reduction in Curie temperature due to Nd 3+ and rare earth ions (R = Yb, Er, Sm, Tb, Gd, Dy and Ce) substitution in Mg-Zn and Ni-Zn ferrites is reported [59,60]. Bharathi et al [25] reported that the substitution of Dy for Fe causes a decrease in Curie temperature of the nickel ferrite.…”