Effect of Al3+ substitution on structural, morphological, magnetic, optical, and functional study of ZnFe2O4 nanoparticles
ZnFe1−xAlxO4 (x = 0.0, 0.1, 0.3, and 0.5) samples were synthesized by the combustion method. The x-ray diffraction pattern confirms that the ferrite samples have a cubic inverse spinel structure, and Rietveld refinement adds more weight to this conclusion. Furthermore, the space group is Fd...
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| author | M. Sundararajan Kholod Dahlous M. Ramesh R. S. Rimal Isaac S. Yuvaraj Jothi Ramalingam Rajabathar Chandra Sekhar Dash P. Aji Udhaya |
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| description | ZnFe1−xAlxO4 (x = 0.0, 0.1, 0.3, and 0.5) samples were synthesized by the combustion method. The x-ray diffraction pattern confirms that the ferrite samples have a cubic inverse spinel structure, and Rietveld refinement adds more weight to this conclusion. Furthermore, the space group is Fd
3
̄
m. Using Rietveld analysis, the oxygen location, lattice parameter, and cation distribution were found, proving that Al doped ZnFe2O4 ferrites were present in every sample. According to structural research, when the Al3+ concentration increases, the crystallite size decreases (15–29 nm) but the lattice parameter increases (8.399–8.418 Å). The FE-SEM images are agglomerated for all the ferrite samples. The estimated energy gap (1.83–2.05 eV) increases as the doping concentration is increased. The FT-IR spectrum revealed the formation of Al doped ZnFe2O4 nanoparticles, and vibrating sample magnetometry showed the ferromagnetic behavior. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-00eeb862f9434dcf9b3f96efa0f5afee2025-08-20T03:15:57ZengAIP Publishing LLCAIP Advances2158-32262025-02-01152025107025107-1110.1063/5.0237471Effect of Al3+ substitution on structural, morphological, magnetic, optical, and functional study of ZnFe2O4 nanoparticlesM. Sundararajan0Kholod Dahlous1M. Ramesh2R. S. Rimal Isaac3S. Yuvaraj4Jothi Ramalingam Rajabathar5Chandra Sekhar Dash6P. Aji Udhaya7PG and Research Department of Physics, Paavendhar College of Arts and Science, M. V. South, Thalaivasal, Salem, Tamil Nadu 636 121, IndiaDepartment of Chemistry, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O.Box 2455, Riyadh 11451, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Chemistry, Vel Tech Rangarajan Dr. Sagunthala R&D Institute of Science and Technology, Vel Nagar, Avadi, Chennai 600 062, Tamil Nadu, IndiaDepartment of Nanotechnology, Noorul Islam Centre for Higher Education, Kumaracoil, Kanyakumari 629180, Tamilnadu, IndiaDepartment of Physics, Vel Tech Rangarajan Dr. Sagunthala R&D Institute of Science and Technology, Vel Nagar, Avadi, Chennai 600 062, Tamil Nadu, IndiaDepartment of Chemistry, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O.Box 2455, Riyadh 11451, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Centurion University of Technology and Management, Odisha, Bhubaneswar 752050, IndiaDepartment of Physics, Holy Cross College, Nagercoil 629004, Tamil Nadu, IndiaZnFe1−xAlxO4 (x = 0.0, 0.1, 0.3, and 0.5) samples were synthesized by the combustion method. The x-ray diffraction pattern confirms that the ferrite samples have a cubic inverse spinel structure, and Rietveld refinement adds more weight to this conclusion. Furthermore, the space group is Fd 3 ̄ m. Using Rietveld analysis, the oxygen location, lattice parameter, and cation distribution were found, proving that Al doped ZnFe2O4 ferrites were present in every sample. According to structural research, when the Al3+ concentration increases, the crystallite size decreases (15–29 nm) but the lattice parameter increases (8.399–8.418 Å). The FE-SEM images are agglomerated for all the ferrite samples. The estimated energy gap (1.83–2.05 eV) increases as the doping concentration is increased. The FT-IR spectrum revealed the formation of Al doped ZnFe2O4 nanoparticles, and vibrating sample magnetometry showed the ferromagnetic behavior.http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/5.0237471 |
| spellingShingle | M. Sundararajan Kholod Dahlous M. Ramesh R. S. Rimal Isaac S. Yuvaraj Jothi Ramalingam Rajabathar Chandra Sekhar Dash P. Aji Udhaya Effect of Al3+ substitution on structural, morphological, magnetic, optical, and functional study of ZnFe2O4 nanoparticles AIP Advances |
| title | Effect of Al3+ substitution on structural, morphological, magnetic, optical, and functional study of ZnFe2O4 nanoparticles |
| title_full | Effect of Al3+ substitution on structural, morphological, magnetic, optical, and functional study of ZnFe2O4 nanoparticles |
| title_fullStr | Effect of Al3+ substitution on structural, morphological, magnetic, optical, and functional study of ZnFe2O4 nanoparticles |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effect of Al3+ substitution on structural, morphological, magnetic, optical, and functional study of ZnFe2O4 nanoparticles |
| title_short | Effect of Al3+ substitution on structural, morphological, magnetic, optical, and functional study of ZnFe2O4 nanoparticles |
| title_sort | effect of al3 substitution on structural morphological magnetic optical and functional study of znfe2o4 nanoparticles |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/5.0237471 |
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