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Zn2+ substituted superparamagnetic MgFe2O4 spinel-ferrites: Investigations on structural and spin-interactions

Show Author's Information Lakshita PHOR( ),  Surjeet CHAHAL,  Vinod KUMAR( )
Department of Physics, Deenbandhu Chhotu Ram University of Science and Technology, Murthal 131039, Haryana, India
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nanoparticles (NPs), nanospinel ferrites, structural properties, magnetism, coprecipitation method
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PHOR L, CHAHAL S, KUMAR V. Zn2+ substituted superparamagnetic MgFe2O4 spinel-ferrites: Investigations on structural and spin-interactions. Journal of Advanced Ceramics, 2020, 9(5): 576-587. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40145-020-0396-3
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Nano-magnetic ferrites with composition Mg1-xZnxFe2O4 (x = 0.3, 0.4, 0.5, 0.6, and 0.7) have been prepared by coprecipitation method. X-ray diffraction (XRD) studies showed that the lattice parameter was found to increase from 8.402 to 8.424 Å with Zn2+ ion content from 0.3 to 0.7. Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectra revealed two prominent peaks corresponding to tetrahedral and octahedral at around 560 and 430 cm-1 respectively that confirmed the spinel phase of the samples. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) images showed that the particle size was noted to increase from 18 to 24 nm with an increase in Zn content from x = 0.3 to 0.7. The magnetic properties were studied by vibrating sample magnetometer (VSM) and electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) which ascertained the superparamagnetic behavior of the samples and contribution of superexchange interactions. The maximum magnetization was found to vary from 23.80 to 32.78 emu/g that increased till x = 0.5 and decreased thereafter. Further, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) was employed to investigate the chemical composition and substantiate their oxidation states.


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Zn2+ substituted superparamagnetic MgFe2O4 spinel-ferrites: Investigations on structural and spin-interactions

Show Author's information Lakshita PHOR( ), Surjeet CHAHAL, Vinod KUMAR( )
Department of Physics, Deenbandhu Chhotu Ram University of Science and Technology, Murthal 131039, Haryana, India

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Nano-magnetic ferrites with composition Mg1-xZnxFe2O4 (x = 0.3, 0.4, 0.5, 0.6, and 0.7) have been prepared by coprecipitation method. X-ray diffraction (XRD) studies showed that the lattice parameter was found to increase from 8.402 to 8.424 Å with Zn2+ ion content from 0.3 to 0.7. Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectra revealed two prominent peaks corresponding to tetrahedral and octahedral at around 560 and 430 cm-1 respectively that confirmed the spinel phase of the samples. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) images showed that the particle size was noted to increase from 18 to 24 nm with an increase in Zn content from x = 0.3 to 0.7. The magnetic properties were studied by vibrating sample magnetometer (VSM) and electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) which ascertained the superparamagnetic behavior of the samples and contribution of superexchange interactions. The maximum magnetization was found to vary from 23.80 to 32.78 emu/g that increased till x = 0.5 and decreased thereafter. Further, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) was employed to investigate the chemical composition and substantiate their oxidation states.

Keywords: nanoparticles (NPs), nanospinel ferrites, structural properties, magnetism, coprecipitation method

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Received: 28 March 2020
Revised: 27 May 2020
Accepted: 10 June 2020
Published: 12 September 2020
Issue date: October 2020

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We are thankful to Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology for providing a vibrating sample magnetometer facility.

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