Cation distribution in Ni–Cu–Zn nanoferrites from {sup 57}Fe in-field Mössbauer spectra
- Department of Physics, GITAM University, Visakhapatnam 530045 (India)
- Department of Physics, RGUKT, IIIT, Nuzvid 521201 (India)
- UGC-DAE-CSR, Indore 452001 (India)
Highlights: • Occupancy of copper ions at about 20% towards tetrahedral sites. • Distribution is proposed on the basis of % of Fe ions at both A and B sites. • Distribution is checked by estimating the theoretical lattice constant values. - Abstract: The nanoparticles of Ni{sub 1−x}Cu{sub x}Zn{sub 0.35}Fe{sub 2}O{sub 4} were synthesized by sol–gel method using polyvinyl alcohol as a chelating agent. X-ray diffraction patterns of all the samples confirmed the single phase spinel structure. The site occupancy of copper in the nanosized nickel–zinc ferrite spinels was investigated with the help of in-field Mössbauer spectroscopy. Cation distribution for the whole series of compositions was proposed by considering the amounts of iron ions present at both tetrahedral and octahedral interstitial sites in the spinel lattice. Confirmation of the proposed distributions was done by estimating quantitatively the lattice parameters for these compositions and comparing their values with those of the experimentally observed ones.
- OSTI ID:
- 22420599
- Journal Information:
- Materials Research Bulletin, Vol. 59; Other Information: Copyright (c) 2014 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0025-5408
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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