Mössbauer Studies and Magnetic Properties of Cubic CuFe{sub 2}O{sub 4} Nanoparticles

Journal Article · Fri Mar 15 04:00:00 EDT 2019 · Journal of Superconductivity and Novel Magnetism

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/S10948-018-4733-5· OSTI ID:22919580

Amir, Md. ^[1]; Gungunes, H. ^[2]; Slimani, Y. ^[3]; Tashkandi, N.; Sayed, H. S. El; Aldakheel, F. ^[4]; Sertkol, M. ^[5]; Sozeri, H. ^[6]; Manikandan, A. ^[7]; Ercan, I. ^[3]

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1. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Instrument Design and Development Centre (IDDC) (India)
2. Hitit University, Department of Physics (Turkey)
3. Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Department of Biophysics, Institute for Research and Medical Consultations (IRMC) (Saudi Arabia)
4. Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Department of Nano-Medicine Research, Institute for Research and Medical Consultations (IRMC) (Saudi Arabia)
5. Deanship of Preparatory Year, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University (Saudi Arabia)
6. National Metrology Institute, TÜBITAK-UME (Turkey)
7. Bharath University, Department of Chemistry, Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research (India)

This study reports the preparation and characterization of nanocrystalline spinel powder of cubic copper ferrite nanoparticles (NPs) which have been fabricated via a cost-effective citrate sol–gel approach. The structural and morphological properties of the nanoparticles are analyzed by X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform spectroscopy (FT-IR), and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) whereas magnetic properties and Mössbauer analysis were performed using vibrating sample magnetometer (VSM) and Mössbauer spectra, respectively, and were characterized in detail. The empirical aim of this study is to perceive the transition phase of CuFe{sub 2}O{sub 4} as cubic symmetry which was confirmed by SEM images, and a couple of studies reported on the cubic structure of copper ferrite and discussed the magnetic properties. However, the present study gives the detailed information of the formation of cubic structure and magnetic behavior of the CuFe{sub 2}O{sub 4} cubic structure. X-ray diffraction measurements of resulting NPs show that the grain size of the particles is about 42.08 nm while SEM analysis showed that the particles have cubic nanostructured shapes with non-homogeneous sizes in around 80–100 nm. From {sup 57}Fe, Mössbauer parameters consist of one superparamagnetic doublet and superposition of four sextets. VSM result shows the enhanced superparamagnetic nature of the CuFe{sub 2}O{sub 4} NPs.

• OSTI ID: 22919580
• Journal Information: Journal of Superconductivity and Novel Magnetism, Journal Name: Journal of Superconductivity and Novel Magnetism Journal Issue: 3 Vol. 32; ISSN 1557-1939
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

77 NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY
COPPER COMPOUNDS
CRYSTALS
DISTRIBUTION
FERRITES
FOURIER TRANSFORMATION
IRON 57
MAGNETIC PROPERTIES
MOESSBAUER SPECTROMETERS
NANOPARTICLES
NANOSTRUCTURES
PHASE TRANSFORMATIONS
SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
SOL-GEL PROCESS
SPECTROSCOPY
SUPERPARAMAGNETISM
SYMMETRY
VIBRATING SAMPLE MAGNETOMETERS
X-RAY DIFFRACTION