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Structural, optical and magnetic properties of Y-doped CoFe2O4 nanoparticles prepared by a simple co-precipitation method

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In this work, the effect of the annealing temperature and the content of doped yttrium ions on the structural, optical, and magnetic properties of the spinel nanoparticles CoFe2−xYxO4 (0 ≤ x ≤ 0.2) synthesized by the simple co-precipitation method without any organic gelation agent have been studied. The particle size measured from powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD) patterns, and transmission electron microscope (TEM) images confirm the nanostructural character in the range of 22–40 nm. The structural characteristics (crystal size (DXRD, nm), crystalline intensity (I, cts), and CoFe2O4 crystalline phase content), magnetic properties (remanent magnetization (Mr, emu g−1), and saturation magnetization (Ms, emu g−1)), as well as band gap energy values (Eg, eV), increased with increasing annealing temperature, while changes in coercivity values (Hc, Oe) followed the opposite trend. When the yttrium ion content in the CoFe2O4 spinel crystal lattice increased, all the values of DXRD, Hc, Mr, Ms, and Eg decreased. CoFe2−xYxO4 nanoparticles (x = 0, 0.05, 0.1, 0.15, and 0.2) have comparable Hc and lower Eg, but a much larger Mr, and especially Ms, than cobalt ferrite doped with different elements such as Y3+, Sm3+, Ce4+, or La3+. The excellent optical and magnetic properties of Y-doped CoFe2O4 nanoparticles suggest great potential for applications related to optics and magnetism.

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Nguyen, T.K.C., Nguyen, A.T. Structural, optical and magnetic properties of Y-doped CoFe2O4 nanoparticles prepared by a simple co-precipitation method. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 34, 448 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-023-09914-6

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