Experimental investigation on ferrofluid properties of Cd doped Co-Zn ferrites

Abstract

"Cadmium substituted Co-Zn ferrites 𝐶𝑜0.5𝑍𝑛0.5𝐶𝑑𝑥𝐹𝑒(2−𝑥)𝑂4 (𝑥=0.0, 0.1, 0.2, 0.4, and 0.5) were fabricated by using the Co-precipitation method. The molecular composition and prepared samples of cubic spinel structureswas characterized using X-ray diffraction peak (XRD). X-ray diffraction patterns obtained the most intensive peak at (311) crystallographic planes for x=0.5. Williamson-Hall (W-H) relation was associated with XRD data to determine the crystallite sizes range from 25.356 nm to 35.632 nm and strain value brought into being 0.0024 to 0.0021. Tetrahedral and octahedral sites of hoping length were found to diminish from 3.6707Å-3.6332Å and 2.9967Å-2.9662Å respectively due to the addition of Cd ion concentration. TEM analysis reveals the presence of spherical shape nanoparticles with agglomeration for the prepared samples. It could be referenced based on the investigation of results for molecule size by two XRD and TEM strategies which demonstrate the development of nanomaterials and doping of cobalt ferrites. TEM results are well agreed with the XRD diffraction pattern in crystallite size by using Scherrer’s formula. Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) spectra analysis were carried out on synthesized ferrite samples and observed v1 and v2 strong absorption band in the range 400-4000 cm-1 be the possession to tetrahedral (A) and octahedral (B) sites. In FTIR, the increase of Cd2+ ion in Co-Zn ferrites leads to diminishing peak values towards lower wavenumbers. It is feasible to tune the magnetic characteristics of cobalt ferrite as a potential material for diverse technological applications by substituting Zn2+ and Cd2+ for cobalt magnetic ions."