Synthesis and Characterisation of Nickel Ferrite Nanoparticles Prepared by Spray Pyrolysis Method

Authors(3) :-Anila I, Subin P. John, Jacob Mathew M

Nickel ferrite nanoparticles of ultrafine size were successfully prepared by spray pyrolysis method. The structural characterization of the samples is done using XRD and FTIR. XRD pattern of all samples show the formation of single phase cubic spinel structure.The distribution of cations among the two interstitial sites has been estimated by the Rietveld refinement of XRD pattern. The FTIR spectra show two strong absorption bands, confirm the presence of metal - oxygen complexes within the spinel lattice. The HRTEM micrographs demonstrates ultrafine particles having cubic morphology and the average particle size obtained is in good agreement with that estimated from XRD. The elemental analysis has been carried out using EDS, confirmed the purity of the synthesized sample. The room temperature magnetic properties of the sample were measured by using a VSM and revealed the soft magnetic nature of the sample and the same has been confirmed by room temperature Mossbauer studies. The cation distribution estimated from Mossbauer spectroscopy and Rietveld refinement confirm the mixed spinel structure of the spray pyrolysis synthesized Nickel ferrite nanoparticles.

Authors and Affiliations

Anila I
Department of Physics, Mossbauer Research Group, St. Berchmans College, Changanassery, India
Subin P. John
Department of Physics, Mossbauer Research Group, St. Berchmans College, Changanassery, India
Jacob Mathew M
Department of Physics, Mossbauer Research Group, St. Berchmans College, Changanassery, India

Nickel ferrite, spray pyrolysis method, nano ferrite, Rietveld refinement, Mossbauer studies.

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Publication Details

Published in : Volume 3 | Issue 11 | November-December 2017
Date of Publication : 2017-12-15
License:  This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Page(s) : 212-219
Manuscript Number : IJSRST1731140
Publisher : Technoscience Academy

Print ISSN : 2395-6011, Online ISSN : 2395-602X

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Anila I, Subin P. John, Jacob Mathew M, " Synthesis and Characterisation of Nickel Ferrite Nanoparticles Prepared by Spray Pyrolysis Method", International Journal of Scientific Research in Science and Technology(IJSRST), Print ISSN : 2395-6011, Online ISSN : 2395-602X, Volume 3, Issue 11, pp.212-219, November-December-2017.
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