Effect of Cu Substitution on Magnetic and DC Electrical Resistivity Properties of Ni-Zn Nano Ferrites
Year: 2021
Type: preprint
Abstract: Cu substituted Ni0.5Zn0.5-xCuxFe2O4 (x = 0, 0.1, 0.2, 0.3 and 0.4) samples is synthesized using the sol-gel auto-combustion process. X-ray diffraction shows its cubic spinel structure. The lattice constant decreases as the Cu content increases. The sizes of the crystallites are also decreasing in the range of 42.68 nm to 21.75 nm. The wavenumbers of tetrahedral and octahedral sites sighted in the FTIR spectra are similar to that of the precursor. The increment in the copper content increases the DC conductivity. The electrical resistivity decrease with increase in the temperature, i.e. it has a negative temperature coefficient with resistance similar to semiconductors. The remnant ratios R obtained from VSM show their isotropic nature forming single domain ferrimagnetic particles. The resultant material is widely significant, as indicated by its result.
Source: Research Square
Language: English
Subfield: Materials Chemistry
Field: Materials Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W4246532711