Impact of Mn+2 Doping on the Structure, Morphology, and Magnetic Properties of Cobalt Ferrite Nanoparticles Synthesized Using Sol–Gel Auto-combustion Technique
摘要
Ferrite nanoparticles with varying concentrations of MnxCo1 – xFe2O4, (where x = 0.5, 0.3, 0.1, and 0) were generated utilizing the sol–gel autocombustion technique at variant calcination temperatures. The nanoparticles’ morphology, and magnetic properties were analyzed utilizing energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (XRS), X-ray diffraction (XRD), field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM), and vibrating sample magnetometer (VSM). The X-ray diffraction showed that it is possible to obtain ferrite at the auto-combustion temperature. The particle size range identified by FE-SEM ranges between 35 and 99 nm. Moreover, the results obtained from the VSM show that CoFe2O4 nanoparticles exhibit ferromagnetic behavior, where the ratio of saturation magnetization (Ms)/remanence magnetization (Mr), equal 0.30146 at 1200°C.