Effect of Calcination Temperature on Physical properties of Ni0.6Zn0.4Fe2O4 Ferrite nanoparticles
Abstract The influence of Calcination temperature on the physical properties of Ni0.6Zn0.4Fe2O4 ferrite nanoparticles were investigated. These ferrite nanoparticles have been synthesized by sol-gel auto combustion method using citric acid as fuel agent at different calcination temperatures (4000C, 5000C and 6000C). The Morphological investigation, average crystallite size and microstructure of the material were examined by using X-ray diffraction (XRD) and confirmed by field emission scanning electron microscope (FESEM) and FTIR spectra. The Effects of calcination temperature on the dielectric and magnetic properties were calculated by using LCR meter and vibrating sample magnetometer (VSM). The XRD result shows a single-phase cubic spinel structure with average crystallite size increases from 27 to 29.5 nm, with an increase of temperature. The highest saturation magnetization was found at a calcination temperature 6000C with value 80.39 emu/g, and the value coercive field (Hc) was inverse with the crystallite size.