Synthesis and Characterization of Nanocrystalline Zn Doped Magnesium Ferrite Via Sol-Gel Route

Authors

  • T. R. Tatte  Department of Physics, Government Vidarbha Institute of Science & Humanities, Amravati, Maharashtra, India
  • V. D. Kapse  Department of Physics, Arts, Science and Commerce College, Chikhaldara, Maharashtra, India
  • F. C. Raghuwanshi  Department of Physics, Vidyabharati Mahavidyalaya, Amravati, Maharashtra, India
  • V. S. Kalyamwar  Department of Physics, Bhartiya Mahavidyalaya, Amravati, Maharashtra, India

Keywords:

Nanocrystalline mixed ferrite, XRD, SEM, EDX, FT-IR, TEM.

Abstract

The present investigation deals with the synthesis of nanocrystalline Mg1-xZnxFe2O4 (x = 0.5) mixed ferrite was successfully prepared by sol-gel method using citric acid as anionic surfactant followed by calcination at 700°C for 2h. The resultant powder was characterized by X-ray Diffraction (XRD), Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) and Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) to study the crystallite size, phase compositions, structure and morphology. The nano size was confirmed by the XRD and SEM micrographs. XRD indicated the formation of nanocrystalline single-phase cubic spinel structure with average crystallite size is 30 nm. Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FT-IR) confirms the formation of Mg0.5Zn0.5Fe2O4. Energy Dispersive X-ray Analysis (EDX) determined the concentration of constituents involved in the synthesized material. The crystallite size from TEM analysis matches well with XRD results confirming the usefulness of sol-gel method for the synthesis of nanocrystalline Mg0.5Zn0.5Fe2O4. DC conductivity of Mg0.5Zn0.5Fe2O4 thick film shows semiconducting in nature

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T. R. Tatte, V. D. Kapse, F. C. Raghuwanshi, V. S. Kalyamwar, " Synthesis and Characterization of Nanocrystalline Zn Doped Magnesium Ferrite Via Sol-Gel Route, International Journal of Scientific Research in Science and Technology(IJSRST), Online ISSN : 2395-602X, Print ISSN : 2395-6011, Volume 4, Issue 1, pp.339-343, January-February-2018.