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Tuning the Magnetic Properties of ZnFe2O4 Nanoparticles Through Partial Doping and Annealing

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The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of annealing temperature and cobalt cation (Co2+) doping on the magnetic properties of zinc ferrite (ZFO) nanoparticles. The nanoparticles were prepared through sol-gel combustion process with citric acid as the fuel. The obtained nanoparticles were annealed at several temperatures from 300 to 1000 °C for 2 h. Spinel formation was proved by X-ray diffraction (XRD) patterns, and the average crystallite size in all samples was estimated between 22 and 32 nm. It is worthwhile to mention that Fe2O3 and ZnO are detected as the medium phases. Meanwhile, Fe2O3 phase transformation to the other allotropes has happened around 400 °C and was characterized via the simultaneous thermal analysis (STA) and XRD. For higher annealing temperatures, diffusion has gradually been completed and, finally, the single phase of spinel structure was prepared at 1000 °C. In addition, field-emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM) images revealed that the nanoparticle size after annealing was between 30 and 200 nm for the whole samples. The formation of the spinel phase was considered the most important factor on the magnetic properties of ZFO. Cobalt doping, annealing temperature, and also Fe2O3 phase were the main factors on changing magnetic properties. Paramagnetic nanoparticles with higher coercivity for doped samples rather than un-doped samples have been obtained.

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  1. Department of Materials Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Karaj Branch, Islamic Azad University, Karaj, Iran

    Parisa Tehranian & Ali Shokuhfar

  2. Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology Laboratory, K. N. Toosi University of Technology, Tehran, Iran

    Ali Shokuhfar

  3. Department of Materials Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran

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Tehranian, P., Shokuhfar, A. & Bakhshi, H. Tuning the Magnetic Properties of ZnFe2O4 Nanoparticles Through Partial Doping and Annealing. J Supercond Nov Magn 32, 1013–1025 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10948-018-4785-6

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