Preparation, Structural and Electrical Properties of Nanocrystalline Zr-Mn Cobalt-Ferrite Synthesized by the Co-Precipitation Method

Abstract:

The present study describes the preparation, structural and electrical characterization of nanosized Zr-Mn cobalt-ferrites. The nominal compositions CoFe_2-2xZr_xMn_xO₄ (0.10.4) have been synthesized by the co-precipitation method. These nanopowder products were sintered in furnace at temperature of 800 °C for 8 hour with a heating rate of 10^οC/min to obtain these ferrites. The nanopowder was evaluated using XRD, FT-IR and SEM. The XRD data showed that all the samples are of single phase and the crystallite size is found in the range of 2630 nm. The lattice constant (a), X-ray density (dx), porosity (P) and bulk density (dm) are also calculated from XRD data. FT-IR study confirms the presence of ferrite functional groups. The IR spectra of Zr-Mn ferrite system have been analyzed in the frequency range 400650 cm^-1. It revealed two prominent bands υ₁ and υ₂ which are assigned to tetrahedral and octahedral metal complexes, respectively. The position of the highest frequency band is around 550 cm^-1 while the lower frequency band is around 425 cm^-1. The structural properties are also analyzed on scanning electron microscopy (SEM) at room temperature. Additionally, the dc electrical resistivity decreased with the rise in temperature for all the samples, showing a semiconductor like behavior. From the dc electrical resistivity the activation energy and drift mobility are determined. Both the drift mobility and activation energy increase with a rise in x.

• Periodical: Key Engineering Materials (Volumes 510-511)
• Pages: 248-254
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.510-511.248
• Online since: May 2012
• Authors: K. Khan
• Keywords: Co-Precipitation, FT-IR, Nanopowder, SEM, X-Ray Diffraction (XRD)

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