Article: Effect of sintering temperature on the structural properties of cobalt ferrite nanoparticles Journal: International Journal of Materials Engineering Innovation (IJMATEI) 2014 Vol.5 No.3 pp.227 - 237 Abstract: The nanocrystalline CoFe2O4 was prepared by nitrate route at the sintering temperature of 300, 500, 700 and 900°C. The X-ray diffraction (XRD) patterns of all the samples show the single phase spinel structure of nanoparticles. The crystallite sizes vary from 9 to 61 nm as the sintering temperature increases from 300 to 900°C. The FTIR spectra of cobalt ferrite were recorded in the range of 400 to 5,000 cm−1 at room temperature. FTIR spectra of the cobalt ferrite nanoparticles show no residual organic compounds and confirm the formation of the organic free cobalt ferrite nanoparticles above the sintering temperature 500°C. The assigned Raman modes are the characteristics of the spinel structure of the synthesised samples which change slightly with different sintering temperature. The Raman modes of cobalt ferrite nanoparticles at 300°C temperature follow the phonon confinement as the particle size is ∼9 nm. Inderscience Publishers - linking academia, business and industry through research

Title: Effect of sintering temperature on the structural properties of cobalt ferrite nanoparticles

Authors: Hemaunt Kumar; R.C. Srivastava; Puneet Negi; H.M. Agrawal; Anurag Singh

Addresses: Department of Physics, G.B. Pant University of Ag. and Tech., Pantnagr-263145, Uttarakhand, India ' Department of Physics, G.B. Pant University of Ag. and Tech., Pantnagr-263145, Uttarakhand, India ' Department of Physics, G.B. Pant University of Ag. and Tech., Pantnagr-263145, Uttarakhand, India ' Department of Physics, G.B. Pant University of Ag. and Tech., Pantnagr-263145, Uttarakhand, India ' Department of Physics, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi-221005, U.P., India

Abstract: The nanocrystalline CoFe₂O₄ was prepared by nitrate route at the sintering temperature of 300, 500, 700 and 900°C. The X-ray diffraction (XRD) patterns of all the samples show the single phase spinel structure of nanoparticles. The crystallite sizes vary from 9 to 61 nm as the sintering temperature increases from 300 to 900°C. The FTIR spectra of cobalt ferrite were recorded in the range of 400 to 5,000 cm⁻¹ at room temperature. FTIR spectra of the cobalt ferrite nanoparticles show no residual organic compounds and confirm the formation of the organic free cobalt ferrite nanoparticles above the sintering temperature 500°C. The assigned Raman modes are the characteristics of the spinel structure of the synthesised samples which change slightly with different sintering temperature. The Raman modes of cobalt ferrite nanoparticles at 300°C temperature follow the phonon confinement as the particle size is ∼9 nm.

Keywords: sintering temperature; X-ray diffraction; XRD; Rietveld refinement; TEM; FTIR; Raman spectroscopy; structural properties; cobalt ferrite nanoparticles; nanotechnology; particle size.

DOI: 10.1504/IJMATEI.2014.064280

International Journal of Materials Engineering Innovation, 2014 Vol.5 No.3, pp.227 - 237

Received: 02 Feb 2013
Accepted: 11 Sep 2013
Published online: 30 Aug 2014 *

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