A Study on Microstructure and Magnetic Properties of Nanostructured CoxNi1-xMn0.5Fe1.5O4(x=0,0.25,0.5,0.75,1) Spinel Ferrites

Authors

  • Abid Hussain Department of Physics Khwaja Fareed University of Engineering and Information Technology Rahim Yar Khan-64200, Pakistan
  • Sofia Akbar Tahir Department of Physics Government College University Faisalabad-38000, Pakistan
  • Naseeb Ahmad Department of Physics Khwaja Fareed University of Engineering and Information Technology Rahim Yar Khan-64200, Pakistan
  • Muhammad Hashim Department of Physics Khwaja Fareed University of Engineering and Information Technology Rahim Yar Khan-64200, Pakistan
  • Amer Bashir Ziya Department of Physics Bahauddin Zakariya University Multan-60800, Pakistan
  • Shahzadi Noreen Department of Physics Khwaja Fareed University of Engineering and Information Technology Rahim Yar Khan-64200, Pakistan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31349/RevMexFis.67.527

Keywords:

sol-gel technique, spinel structure, X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, coercivity, remanence

Abstract

A low-temperature synthesis of novel nanostructured CoxNi1-xMn0.5Fe1.5O4(x=0,0.25,0.5,0.75,1) ferrites was carried out by sol-gel auto-combustion technique. The obtained nanostructured ferrites were investigated by employing the techniques of powder X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX) and vibrating sample magnetometry (VSM). The XRD diffractograms of the prepared ferrites revealed the formation of a spinel phase with face centered cubic (fcc) structure belonging to Fd- m space group.  The average lattice parameter ‘a’ of ferrites exhibited a rise versus a rise in Co2+ concentration in accordance with the Vegard’s law. The SEM investigation of NiMn0.5Fe1.5O4 powder revealed an existence of octahedral-shaped morphology of ferrite grains. The TEM investigation of NiMn0.5Fe1.5O4 powder showed nanostructures of ferrite particles with sizes consistent with the crystallite sizes as estimated by Debye-Scherer’s formula. An EDX spectrum of NiMn0.5Fe1.5O4 powder confirmed its elemental composition. The M-H hysteresis loops recorded by VSM at room temperature revealed a dependence of coercivity (Hc), maximum magnetization (Mmax) and retentivity (Mr) on Co2+concentration. Due to the shape dependence of M-H loops on Co2+ concentration in compounds enabled their candidature for applications in memory devices and magnetic sensors.

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A. Hussain, S. A. Tahir, N. Ahmad, M. Hashim, A. B. Ziya, and S. Noreen, “A Study on Microstructure and Magnetic Properties of Nanostructured CoxNi1-xMn0.5Fe1.5O4(x=0,0.25,0.5,0.75,1) Spinel Ferrites”, Rev. Mex. Fís., vol. 67, no. 3 May-Jun, pp. 527–535, May 2021.

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