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Green synthesis, structural, magnetic, and dielectric characterization of NiZnFe2O4/C nanocomposite

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Nanocrystalline ferrite samples having matrix Ni1−xZnxFe2O4 (x = 0.0, 0.1, 0.3, 0.5 and 0.7) synthesized by low- temperature self-combustion route using a complexing agent commercial bovine gelatin without any heat treatment. The morphological, magnetic, structural, and dielectrical properties of NiZnFe2O4/C nanocomposite have been analyzed. Those XRD analyses of the prepared ferrite samples illustrated pure single cubic spinel structure. The XRD parameters, viz average crystal size, lattice parameter, and density were deduced from XRD data. FTIR spectra revealed two conspicuous absorption bands, the higher band at tetrahedral (A) site and the lower band in octahedral (B) site. FE-SEM image for sample with x = 0.5 confirmed the appearance of carbon, also TEM image confirmed the nano-sized particles that agglomerated due to magneto-static interaction between particles and showed carbon dots with average size of 5 nm. The electron diffraction of selected area demonstrated the formation of single cubic spinel structure in consentient with XRD results. The nanocrystal of composition Ni0.9Zn0.1Fe2O4 has the maximum Ms = 101.09 emu/g as evinced in VSM measurements. The dielectric analysis showed that the dispersion of relative permittivity (ε′) is most extreme for the Ni0.5Zn0.5Fe2O4 sample.

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Taha, T.A., Elrabaie, S. & Attia, M.T. Green synthesis, structural, magnetic, and dielectric characterization of NiZnFe2O4/C nanocomposite. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 29, 18493–18501 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-018-9965-4

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