Journal
NANOMATERIALS
Volume 12, Issue 17, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/nano12172987
Keywords
microwave synthesis; zinc ferrite; inversion factor; coprecipitation method; crystal growth
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- Operational Programme Research, Development and Education-European Regional Development Fund, project Hydrodynamic Design of Pumps of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the Czech Republic [CZ.02.1.01/0.0/0.0/17_049/0008408]
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Two series of ZnFe2O4 mixed cubic spinel nanoparticles were prepared using coprecipitation method and microwave radiation. The effect of microwave heating on the properties of the particles, including structure, magnetism, and particle size, was investigated. The results showed that microwave heating had a significant effect on the mean coherent length of the particles, while it had a lesser influence on the size and BET surface area.
Two series of ZnFe2O4 mixed cubic spinel nanoparticles were prepared by a coprecipitation method, where a solution of Fe3+ and Zn2+ was alkalised by a solution of NaOH. While the first series was prepared by a careful mixing of the two solutions, the microwave radiation was used to enhance the reaction in the other series of samples. The effect of the microwave heating on the properties of the prepared particles is investigated. X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), Fe-57 Mossbauer spectroscopy and magnetometry were employed to prove the cubic structure and superparamagnetic behavior of the samples. The particle size in the range of nanometers was investigated by a transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and the N-2 adsorption measurements were used to determine the BET area of the samples. The stoichiometry and the chemical purity were proven by energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS). Additionally, the inversion factor was determined using the low temperature Mossbauer spectra in the external magnetic field. The microwave heating had a significant effect on the mean coherent length. On the other hand, it had a lesser influence on the size and BET surface area of the prepared nanoparticles.
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