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Technological Features of the Preparation of Zinc Ferrite Using a Sol–Gel Process

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We have studied the formation of the structure of zinc ferrite using sol–gel synthesis in the presence of a number of organic templates: polyacrylamide, citric acid, sucrose, and urea. The synthesized materials were characterized by X-ray diffraction and electron microscopy, and we estimated the crystallite size by the Scherrer method. The results demonstrate that the formation of the spinel structure is most complete if polyacrylamide or citric acid is used as an organic template. In the case of citric acid, we obtained materials with the smallest crystallite size. The samples obtained in the presence of sucrose or urea were not single-phase. We carried out thermodynamic assessment of the processes in question. The results of this study make it possible to knowingly choose an organic precursor for the synthesis of microcrystalline spinel ferrites.

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

We are grateful to A.N. Yatsenko (Nanotechnologies Shared Research Facilities Center, Platov State Polytechnic University) for his assistance in collecting and interpreting the X-ray diffraction data and doing the microscopic work.

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This work was supported by the Russian Federation Ministry of Science and Higher Education, project no. LabNOTs-21-01AB, FENW-2021-0014 (support to the youth laboratory Agrobiotechnologies for Improving Soil Fertility and Agricultural Produce Quality), as part of a program aimed at developing the South Russia Interregional Science and Education Center).

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  1. Platov State Polytechnic University, 346428, Novocherkassk, Rostov oblast, Russia

    N. P. Shabel’skaya, M. A. Egorova, A. M. Radzhabov, V. A. Ul’yanova & Yu. A. Gaidukova

  2. Southern Federal University, 344006, Rostov-on-Don, Russia

    N. P. Shabel’skaya

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Shabel’skaya, N.P., Egorova, M.A., Radzhabov, A.M. et al. Technological Features of the Preparation of Zinc Ferrite Using a Sol–Gel Process. Inorg Mater 59, 251–256 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0020168523030111

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