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Recent developments show that the exceptional physical, optical, magnetic, and electrical properties of spinel ferrite (SF) nanomaterials have now attracted the attention as high-density data storage materials, catalysts, gas sensors, rechargeable lithium batteries, information storage systems, magnetic bulk cores, adsorbents, magnetic fluids, microwave absorbers, and medical diagnostics. The aim of this review consists on an overview on the methods of preparation, the crystal structure and application of SFs used in technology for the design of new materials and devices. The chapter begins with a review of the different synthesis methods commonly used for the preparation of SFs. Then, the structural features of spinel unit cell, crystal chemical parameters, and extrinsic magnetic and optical properties are described in this chapter. Since the magnetism of SFs depends not only on particle chemistry and phase but also on the particle size and environment, the role of cationic distribution and ion exchange interaction are explored in determining the magnetic properties of the system. In addition, the potential applications of SFs in different fields of technology are also discussed.
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Tatarchuk, T., Bououdina, M., Judith Vijaya, J., John Kennedy, L. (2017). Spinel Ferrite Nanoparticles: Synthesis, Crystal Structure, Properties, and Perspective Applications. In: Fesenko, O., Yatsenko, L. (eds) Nanophysics, Nanomaterials, Interface Studies, and Applications . NANO 2016. Springer Proceedings in Physics, vol 195. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-56422-7_22
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