Magnetic and electrochemical properties of nickel oxide microstructures prepared by hydrothermal method

Nickel oxide microstructures were succesfully synthesized by hydrothermal method. The structure, morphology, surface and porosity of the NiO hexagonal plates indicated the formation of NiO without appearing any secondary phases, occupying the typical cubic structure. The ferromagnetic behaviour was examined by vibrating sample magnetometer (VSM). The sample exhibited ferromagnetic behaviour at room-temperature with the magnetic moment value of ~ 160 memu/g. The cyclic voltammetry (CV) and galvanostatic charge-discharge (GCD) anylysis were used to examine the electrochemical capacitance of the sample. The specific capacitance of the sample at a current density of 1 A/g was obtained to be 174.14 F/g. The cycle stability was excellent usability 76.6% after 500 cycles at a current density of 5 A/g.

Ethylene glycol assisted three-dimensional floral evolution of BiFeO 3 -based nanostructures with effective magneto-electric response

Controlled growth of nanostructures plays a vital role in tuning the physical and chemical properties of functional materials for advanced energy and memory storage devices. Herein, we synthesized hierarchical micro-sized flowers, built by the self-assembly of highly crystalline, two-dimensional nanoplates of Co- and Ni-doped BiFeO 3 , using a simple ethylene glycol-mediated solvothermal method. Pure BiFeO 3 attained scattered one-dimensional nanorods-type morphology having diameter nearly 60 nm. Co-doping of Co and Ni at Fe-site in BiFeO 3 does not destabilize the morphology; rather it generates three-dimensional floral patterns of self-assembled nanoplates. Unsaturated polarization loops obtained for BiFeO 3 confirmed the leakage behaviour of these rhombohedrally distorted cubic perovskites. These loops were then used to determine the energy density of the BiFeO 3 perovskites. Enhanced ferromagnetic behaviour with high coercivity and remanence was observed for these nanoplates. A detailed discussion about the origin of ferromagnetic behaviour based on Goodenough–Kanamori's rule is also a part of this paper. Impedance spectroscopy revealed a true Warburg capacitive behaviour of the synthesized nanoplates. High magneto-electric (ME) coefficient of 27 mV cm −1 Oe −1 at a bias field of −0.2 Oe was observed which confirmed the existence of ME coupling in these nanoplates.

An Innovative Synthesis of Spinel-Structured and Ferromagnetic Behaviour of Fe3O4 Nanoparticles Antibacterial and Catalytic Activity Evaluated in the Selective Oxidation

Nanocrystalline Fe3O4 powder was produced via the organic combustion route using L-arginine for the first time as fuel. The prepared yields is considered through several investigates, such as, DRS, PL, XRD, SEM, TEM, EDS, and VSM. The current study existence limited only toward the antimicrobial activity that the limit Fe3O4. The influences for catalytic performances were explained in factor, while the samples characterization was presented.

Long-range ferromagnetism in nickel-based hybrid structure with semiconductor behavior

A new three-dimensional nickel-based hybrid structure exhibits semiconductor and long-range ferromagnetic behaviour.