Study of Structural, Spectroscopic and Optical Properties of Co Doped Zinc Ferrite Nanoparticles for Photonic Application
摘要
With the sol-gel auto combustion precursor technique and subsequent sintering at 800 °C for 5 h, Cox−1ZnxFe2O4 nanoparticles was produced. The raw components were iron/nitrates, zinc, cobalt, and citric acid. The effect of substituting the Zn2+ ion on the structural characteristics of cobalt nano ferrite is examined in this assessment. Using X-ray diffraction (XRD), the structural and microstructural characteristics of the sintered samples were investigated. Along with other microstructural features, X-ray diffraction studies validate the nanoparticles’ crystallite size. Furthermore, the X-ray diffraction investigation demonstrates the formation of single phase ferrite nanoparticles. To examine the surface characteristics of prepared samples, the morphology is examined using the widely used Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) technique. The characteristic of spinel ferrites is caused by two strong absorption bands that are visible in the Fourier Transform Infrared Spectra (FTIR) of a series of ferrites between 500 and 4500 cm−1. Tetrahedral and octahedral complexes are responsible for the high-frequency and low-frequency bands, respectively. The elastic parameters of the materials are obtained from FTIR analysis. The UV analysis is taken for the prepared samples to estimate its optical properties. From optical analysis the dielectric parameter of the samples are calculated.