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An insight into the nanosize and bulk Ni0.5Co0.5Fe2O4 ferrites through their comparative study: Structural and magnetic investigations

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The proposed research work manifests the comparison of nanosized ‘as prepared’ Ni0.5Co0.5Fe2O4 ferrite with their ‘sintered’ counterpart concerning their effect on the structural and magnetic properties. This paper conceptualizes the successful synthesis of Ni0.5Co0.5Fe2O4 ferrite nanoparticles by combustion route and their structural characterization viz. powder X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared (FTIR), and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) studies. The morphological studies like scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and high-resolution-transmission electron microscopy (HR-TEM) proclaimed the cuboidal nature of the particles. The alternating current (AC) susceptibility measurements determined the Curie temperature (Tc), which decreased in the ‘sintered’ ferrite. The vibrating sample magnetometry (VSM) measurements showed an increase in the saturation magnetization and a substantial decrease in coercivity at 300 K and 60 K from nano to bulk ferrite. The temperature-dependent zero-field cooled-field cooled (ZFC-FC) magnetization curves revealed information about the blocking temperature of the ‘as prepared’ and ‘sintered’ ferrites.

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One of the authors Ms. Mangala U. Sawal would like to thank UGC, New Delhi for the financial support under the UGC-National Fellowship for OBC and UGC-SAP grant. The authors are grateful to DST for providing support under DST-FIST and Nano-Mission project No. SR/NM/NS-86/2009.

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Sawal, M.U., Verenkar, V.M.S. An insight into the nanosize and bulk Ni0.5Co0.5Fe2O4 ferrites through their comparative study: Structural and magnetic investigations. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 32, 21350–21367 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-021-06639-2

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