Journal
JOURNAL OF MAGNETISM AND MAGNETIC MATERIALS
Volume 322, Issue 8, Pages 1015-1019Publisher
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmmm.2009.12.006
Keywords
Ni-Zn ferrite nanoparticle; Chemical co-precipitation; Structural characterization; Magnetic property
Funding
- Indian Academy of Sciences, Bangalore
- Indian National Science Academy, New Delhi
- National Academy of Sciences India, Alahabad
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Nickel zinc ferrite nanoparticles NixZn1-xFe2O4 (x = 0.1, 0.3, 0.5) have been synthesized by a chemical co-precipitation method. The samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, electron paramagnetic resonance, dc magnetization and ac susceptibility measurements. The X-ray diffraction patterns confirm the synthesis of single crystalline NixZn1-xFe2O4 nanoparticles. The lattice parameter decreases with increase in Ni content resulting in a reduction in lattice strain. Similarly crystallite size increases with the concentration of Ni. The magnetic measurements show the superparamagnetic nature of the samples for x = 0.1 and 0.3 whereas for x = 0.5 the material is ferromagnetic. The saturation magnetization is 23.95 emu/g and increases with increase in Ni content. The superparamagnetic nature of the samples is supported by the EPR and ac susceptibility measurement studies. The blocking temperature increases with Ni concentration. The increase in blocking temperature is explained by the redistribution of the cations on tetrahedral (A) and octahedral (B) sites. (C) 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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