Microstructures, Electrical and Magnetic Properties of Zn Doped Co Nanoferrites

Abstract:

Non toxicity, bio compatibility and nanometer sizes regime which is comparable to the size of a cell, makes nanocrystalline Co ferrites particles very proficient. In the present research Zn doped cobalt ferrites were prepared by the chemical co-precipitation method and characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD) at room temperature for structural analysis. X-ray diffraction patterns confirmed the FCC spinel structure of synthesized particles. Crystallite sizes were calculated from the most intense peak (311) using the Debye-Scherrer formula. The obtained crystallite sizes were in nanometer range for all the samples synthesized at reaction temperature of 70°C. Then samples were sintered at 550°C for 2 hours, characterized again by X-ray diffraction at room temperature. The crystallite sizes and lattice constants for all the samples were calculated again from the data obtained by XRD. DC electrical resistivity and AC electrical transport properties were analyzed. The magnetic properties such as coercivity (H_c) and remanence (M_r) of Co_1-xZn_xFe₂O₄ for x = 0.0, 0.2, 0.4 were measured at room temperature by vibrating sample magnetometer. Coercivity and remanence were found maximum with minimum value of Zn in Co_1-xZn_xFe₂O_4. Observed structural and conduction properties of synthesized nanomaterials were correlated.

• Periodical: Key Engineering Materials (Volumes 510-511)
• Pages: 221-226
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.510-511.221
• Online since: May 2012
• Authors: M. Akram, Muhammad Anis-ur-Rehman, M. Mubeen, M. Ali
• Keywords: Co Precipitation, Co-Zn Nanoferrites, Electrical Properties, Magnetic Property, Structural Property

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