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A Versatile Combustion Synthesis and Properties of Nickel Oxide (NiO) Nanoparticles

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We report here a simple solution combustion synthesis of nickel oxide (NiO) nanoparticles by using urea as a fuel and nickel nitrate as an oxidizer. The structural, morphological, optical, and magnetic properties of NiO nanoparticles were investigated by X-ray diffraction (XRD); highresolution scanning electron microscopy (HRSEM); Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR), nearinfrared (NIR), and UV-vis spectroscopic techniques; and vibrating sample magnetometer. The combustion-synthesized NiO nanoparticles have a cubic structure with an average crystalline size of ∼8 nm without any impurity. The agglomeration of fine particles with particle sizes in the range of 19.5 ∼22.4 nm is seen by HRSEM images. The FT-IR spectrum of NiO nanoparticles reveals that an absorption band at ∼493 cm −1 is due to the bending vibration of NiO phase. The NIR spectrum exhibits poor NIR reflectivity of the combustion product, NiO. The as-prepared combustion product was black in color in contrast to the usual light green color. The room-temperature magnetization of the as-prepared NiO nanoparticles reveals an antiferromagnetic behavior.

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Acknowledgments

The author S. Balamurugan (SB) is indebted to the DST-SERB, Government of India, for the research grant (Sanction No. CS-108/2011) under the Fast Track-Young Scientist award scheme. Further, the author SB is thankful to Dr. N. Palanisami, School of Advanced Sciences, VIT University, Vellore 632 014, Tamil Nadu, India, for his help in the UV-visible absorption spectrum of the NiO nanoparticles. The Central Instrumentation Facility, Pondicherry University, India, is acknowledged for the VSM measurements.

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  1. Advanced Nanomaterials Research Laboratory, Department of Nanotechnology, Noorul Islam Centre for Higher Education, Kumaracoil, Thuckalay, 629 180, India

    S. Balamurugan

  2. Department of Biotechnology, Udaya School of Engineering, Udaya Nagar, Vellamodi, Ammandivilai, 629 204, India

    A. J. Linda Philip & R. S. Vidya

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Balamurugan, S., Linda Philip, A.J. & Vidya, R.S. A Versatile Combustion Synthesis and Properties of Nickel Oxide (NiO) Nanoparticles. J Supercond Nov Magn 29, 2207–2212 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10948-016-3535-x

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