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Effect of ‘Zn’ substitution on structural, morphological, magnetic and optical properties of Co–Zn ferrite nanoparticles for ferrofluid application

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The Co1−xZnxFe2O4 (Co–Zn) ferrite nanoparticles with x varying from 0.0 to 0.4 have been manufactured by facile chemical co-precipitation method and characterized using structural, morphological, compositional, magnetic and optical properties. XRD pattern revealed that the as-prepared samples have a single-phase spinel structure and good crystallinity which indicate that zinc substitution leads to an increase in both lattice constant and interplanar spacing. FTIR spectra indicate that organic phase annihilation and the spinel phase formation were observed for the prepared sample. The morphological study by SEM shows that the particles have almost spherical grains with narrow size distribution which are appropriate to attain colloidal stability in ferrofluid. The magnetic characterization was studied by VSM which shows that the high cobalt content samples with x < 0.3 show hysteresis, while samples with lower cobalt content show superparamagnetic nature. The saturation magnetization of Zn-substituted cobalt ferrite nanoparticles decreases appreciably with an increase in Zn concentration shown under the hysteresis curve. Low magnetic field ac susceptibility measurement shows a decrease in Curie temperature from 466 to 237 °C with an increase in zinc content of cobalt ferrite. Thus, by adjusting the zinc and cobalt content in an appropriate proportion, sample with superparamagnetic behaviour with required saturation magnetization and desired Curie temperature can be achieved.

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Mr. E. K Kore is grateful to UGC (WRO), Pune for Financial Assistance to College Teachers for Undertaking Minor Research Project (File No: 47-455/12(WRO)) in the subject of Physics entitled “Development and Characterization of Co–Zn ferrite Nanoparticles for Ferrofluids Application” for the study and encouraging for research.

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Kore, E.K., Shahane, G.S. & Mulik, R.N. Effect of ‘Zn’ substitution on structural, morphological, magnetic and optical properties of Co–Zn ferrite nanoparticles for ferrofluid application. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 33, 9815–9829 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-022-07949-9

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