International Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology

International Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology

Investigation of structural, dielectric, and magnetic properties of ZnFe2O4 prepared by single-step chemical route method

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors
Ramesh R 1
Lakshmi D 2
KAVIYARASU K 3
1 PG and Research Department of Physics, Sacred Heart College(Autonomous),Tirupattur, Tamilnadu-635601 (Affiliated to Thiruvalluvar University-Tamilnadu India)
2 PG and Research Department of Physics, Sacred Heart college(Autonomous), Tirupattur, Tirupattur(Dt)-635601
3 2UNESCO-UNISA Africa Chair in Nanosciences/Nanotechnology Laboratories, College of Graduate Studies, University of South Africa (UNISA), Muckleneuk Ridge, PO Box 392, Pretoria, South Africa.
10.22034/ijnn.2025.2025216.2493
Abstract
In this study, we have successfully synthesized ZnFe2O4 nanoparticles by the one-step chemical route method. The structure of the sample was identified as a tetragonal phase by the X-ray diffraction (XRD) studies. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) analysis showed the uniform spherical distribution of the particles with the range of 20 nm to 60 nm. The formation of chemical bonding of Zn and Fe2O4 was confirmed from the absorption bands that occurred at 531 cm-1 and 497 cm-1 by fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy. The optical bandgap of the synthesized ZnFe2O4 nanoparticles was estimated from the Tauc plot as 5.37 eV based on the absorption spectrum resulting from UV-vis studies. Electrochemical performance including dielectric loss, dielectric constant, and permittivity, of the prepared Zinc ferrite nanoparticles was studied and the behaviour of the sample at various temperatures was plotted and interpreted.
Keywords
Zinc ferrite
Chemical route
Dielectric Measurement
Electron Microscopy
Magnetic Behavior

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International Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
Volume 20, Issue 4
2024
Pages 295-304