Structural, morphological and magnetic properties of Eu-doped CoFe2O4 nano-ferrites
Europium (Eu) doped spinel cobalt ferrites having composition CoEuxFe2−xO4 where x = 0.00, 0.03, 0.06, 0.09, 0.12 were fabricated by co-precipitation route. In order to observe the phase development of the ferrite samples, thermo-gravimetric analysis was carried out. The synthesized samples were sub...
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doaj-060f8bd32b1347fa84242f13c61926fc2020-11-24T21:36:54ZengElsevierResults in Physics2211-37972017-01-01732033208Structural, morphological and magnetic properties of Eu-doped CoFe2O4 nano-ferritesAiman Zubair0Zahoor Ahmad1Azhar Mahmood2Weng-Chon Cheong3Irshad Ali4Muhammad Azhar Khan5Adeel Hussain Chughtai6Muhammad Naeem Ashiq7Institute of Chemical Sciences, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan 60800, PakistanDepartment of Chemistry, University of Engineering and Technology (UET), Lahore, PakistanDepartment of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, ChinaDepartment of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, ChinaDepartment of Physics, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan 60800, PakistanDepartment of Physics, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur 63100, Pakistan; Corresponding authors.Institute of Chemical Sciences, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan 60800, PakistanInstitute of Chemical Sciences, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan 60800, Pakistan; Corresponding authors.Europium (Eu) doped spinel cobalt ferrites having composition CoEuxFe2−xO4 where x = 0.00, 0.03, 0.06, 0.09, 0.12 were fabricated by co-precipitation route. In order to observe the phase development of the ferrite samples, thermo-gravimetric analysis was carried out. The synthesized samples were subjected to X-ray diffraction analysis for structural investigation. All the samples were found to constitute face centered cubic (FCC) spinel structure belonging to Fd3m space group. Scanning electron microscopy revealed the formation of nanocrystalline grains with spherical shape. Energy dispersive X-ray spectra confirmed the presence of Co, Eu, Fe and O elements with no existence of any impurity. The magnetic hysteresis curves measured at room temperature exhibited ferrimagnetic behavior with maximum saturation magnetization (Ms) of 65 emu/g and coercivity (Hc) of 966 Oe. The origin of ferrimagnetism in Eu doped cobalt ferrites was discussed in detail with reverence to the allocation of Co2+ and Fe3+ ions within the spinel lattice. The overall coercivity was increased (944–966 Oe) and magnetization was decreased (65–46 emu/g) with the substitution of Eu3+. The enhancement of former is ascribed to the transition from multi domain to single domain state and reduction in lateral is attributed to the incorporation of nonmagnetic Eu ions for Fe, resulting in weak superexchange interactions. Keywords: Europium doped cobalt ferrites, Co-precipitation, X-ray diffraction, Scanning electron microscopy, Magnetic propertieshttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211379717305132 |
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Structural, morphological and magnetic properties of Eu-doped CoFe2O4 nano-ferrites |
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Structural, morphological and magnetic properties of Eu-doped CoFe2O4 nano-ferrites |
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Europium (Eu) doped spinel cobalt ferrites having composition CoEuxFe2−xO4 where x = 0.00, 0.03, 0.06, 0.09, 0.12 were fabricated by co-precipitation route. In order to observe the phase development of the ferrite samples, thermo-gravimetric analysis was carried out. The synthesized samples were subjected to X-ray diffraction analysis for structural investigation. All the samples were found to constitute face centered cubic (FCC) spinel structure belonging to Fd3m space group. Scanning electron microscopy revealed the formation of nanocrystalline grains with spherical shape. Energy dispersive X-ray spectra confirmed the presence of Co, Eu, Fe and O elements with no existence of any impurity. The magnetic hysteresis curves measured at room temperature exhibited ferrimagnetic behavior with maximum saturation magnetization (Ms) of 65 emu/g and coercivity (Hc) of 966 Oe. The origin of ferrimagnetism in Eu doped cobalt ferrites was discussed in detail with reverence to the allocation of Co2+ and Fe3+ ions within the spinel lattice. The overall coercivity was increased (944–966 Oe) and magnetization was decreased (65–46 emu/g) with the substitution of Eu3+. The enhancement of former is ascribed to the transition from multi domain to single domain state and reduction in lateral is attributed to the incorporation of nonmagnetic Eu ions for Fe, resulting in weak superexchange interactions. Keywords: Europium doped cobalt ferrites, Co-precipitation, X-ray diffraction, Scanning electron microscopy, Magnetic properties |
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