A comparative study of magnetic properties of MnFe2O4 nanoparticles prepared by thermal decomposition and solvothermal methods
A comparative study of magnetic properties of MnFe2O4 ferrite nanoparticles prepared by two different methods has been reported. The first sample (S1) was synthesized by thermal decomposition of metal nitrates. And the second sample (S2) was prepared by solvothermal method using Tri-ethylene glycol...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Isfahan University of Technology
2017-09-01
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| Series: | Iranian Journal of Physics Research |
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| Online Access: | http://ijpr.iut.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-1929-2&slc_lang=en&sid=1 |
| Summary: | A comparative study of magnetic properties of MnFe2O4 ferrite nanoparticles prepared by two different methods has been reported. The first sample (S1) was synthesized by thermal decomposition of metal nitrates. And the second sample (S2) was prepared by solvothermal method using Tri-ethylene glycol (TEG). Magnetic hysteresis loops at 300 and 5 K; magnetization and AC susceptibility measurements versus temperature confirmed the effective role of TEG on the magnetic properties of nanoparticles. The results showed that, at 300 K the saturation magnetization (MS) of S2 sample is 46% greater than that of S1 sample. At 5 K, the difference in MS of the samples raised to 60%. AC susceptibility measurements at different frequencies and also magnetization versus temperature under field cooling and zero field cooling processes revealed that, the TEG molecules influence the surface spins order of S2 sample. The sample S1 showed strongly interacting superspin glass state, while the sample S2 consists of weakly interacting superparamagnetic nanoparticles. |
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| ISSN: | 1682-6957 2345-3664 |