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Transport Properties of Ce-Doped Cd Ferrites CdFe2−xCexO4

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Cadmium ferrites belong to normal spinel ferrites, and they exhibit interesting electrical, magnetic, and optical properties. The pure and cerium-doped cadmium ferrites CdFe2−xCexO4 (x = 0.0, 0.125, 0.250, 0.375, 0.5) were synthesized by a chemical co-precipitating technique using sodium hydroxide as a co-precipitating agent. The structures and phase purity of fabricated nanomaterials were analyzed by X-ray diffraction (XRD). The crystallite size for all the prepared nanomaterials was in the range of 28–46 nm. The lattice constant and unit cell volume were found to decrease with the increasing concentration of Cerium, which was confirmed by the peak shift in the XRD pattern. The X-ray density for all nano ferrites increased with the enhancement of cerium composition. The resistivity of the nanomaterials has random behavior with the enhancement of cerium composition for a temperature, but the value of resistivity at x = 0.125 has the lowest value and at x = 0.375 has the highest value for almost all temperatures. For specific concentrations, a decreasing trend of resistivity of fabricated materials was found with an increment of temperature. The activation energies were also calculated, and it increased for x = 0.125 and then decreased for all the nanomaterials. For the confirmation of the M–O bonds, FTIR analysis of all the nano ferrites was also performed. The analysis shows a higher frequency absorption band in the range of 531.24–534.84 cm−1. This absorption band confirms that metal oxides are formed in all the synthesized nanoparticles.

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The current research is supported by Taif University Researchers Supporting Project number (TURSP—2020/293), Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia. The authors extend their appreciation to the Deanship of Scientific Research (DRS), king Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Aribia for funding this work through General Reseach Project, under grant no.G.R.P. 30/42. Khalid Husain also received support from the HEC, Pakistan, through IRSIP, PIN: IRSIP 46 PSc.45.

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    Nasir Amin, Abdul Razaq, Atta Ur Rehman, Khalid Hussain, M. Ajaz Un Nabi, Muhammad Imran Arshad, Khalid Mahmood, Muneeba Fatima, Maria Akhtar, Sofia Akbar, Alina Manzoor & Sana Amin

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Amin, N., Razaq, A., Rehman, A.U. et al. Transport Properties of Ce-Doped Cd Ferrites CdFe2−xCexO4. J Supercond Nov Magn 34, 2945–2955 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10948-021-06053-z

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