Wet Chemical Co-precipitation Synthesis of Nickel Ferrite Nanoparticles and Their Characterization

In this study, wet chemical co-precipitation method was employed for the synthesis of pure and doped nickel ferrite nanoparticles at low temperature whereas the concentration of nickel varies from 2, 4, 6 and 8%. Optical absorption and transmission, Surface morphology, and structural properties of material are characterized by Fourier-transform infrared spectrometer, ultra-violet visible spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy and powder X-ray diffraction respectively. It is observed that the transmission, size and band gap energy increases by increasing the amount of nickel. Red shift of the peaks is observed in the UV-visible spectra which is associated with the increase in size of the nickel ferrite. It can be used to fabricate devices intended to store data, for the classification of inorganic materials which plays a very important role in the different aspects of life due to their outstanding magnetic, electronic and optical properties.