Post-Synthesis Microwave Plasma Treatment Effect on Magnetization and Morphology of Manganese-Iron Oxide Nanoparticles

• Autorzy: Busharat Muhammad Aqib , Naz Muhammad Yasin , Shukrullah Shazia , Zahid Muhammad

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DOI

10.24425/amm.2022.139673

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The influence of microwave (MW) plasma on magnetization and morphology of sol-gel synthesized MnFe₂O₄ ferrite nanoparticles is investigated in this study. Manganese (II) nitrate hexahydrate, ferric (III) nitrate nanohydrate and citric acid were used to synthesize ferrite nanoparticles via a facile sol-gel route. These ferrite nanostructures were heat-treated at 700ºC and then given MW plasma treatment for 10 min. The pristine MnFe₂O₄ and plasma treated MnFe₂O₄ showed almost similar structural formation with a slight increase in crystallinity on plasma treatment. However, XRD peak intensity slightly increased after plasma treatment, reflecting better crystallinity of the nanostructures. The size of the particle increased from 35 nm to 39 nm on plasma treatment. It was challenging to deduce the surface morphology of the nanoparticles since both samples were composed of a mixture of big and small clusters. Clusters that had been treated with plasma were larger in size than pristine ones. The band gap energy of the pristine MnFe₂O₄ sample was about 5.92 eV, which increased to 6.01 eV after treatment with MW plasma. The saturation magnetization of MnFe₂O₄ sample was noted about 0.78 emu/g before plasma treatment and 0.68 emu/g after MW plasma treatment.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

ferrite nanoparticles; microwave discharge; sol-gel synthesis; magnetic properties

• Wydawca: Institute of Metallurgy and Materials Science of Polish Academy of Sciences ; Committee of Materials Engineering and Metallurgy of Polish Academy of Sciences
• Czasopismo: Archives of Metallurgy and Materials
• Rocznik: 2022
• Tom: Vol. 67, iss. 3
• Strony: 837--842
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 21 poz., fot., rys., tab.

Twórcy

autor

Busharat Muhammad Aqib

• Department of Physics, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, 38040, Pakistan

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6724-8970

autor

Naz Muhammad Yasin

• Department of Physics, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, 38040, Pakistan

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8490-7819

autor

Shukrullah Shazia

• Department of Physics, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, 38040, Pakistan

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4474-3768

autor

Zahid Muhammad

• Department of Chemistry, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, 38040, Pakistan

• https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8407-6886

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Uwagi

Opracowanie rekordu ze środków MNiSW, umowa nr SONP/SP/546092/2022 w ramach programu "Społeczna odpowiedzialność nauki" - moduł: Popularyzacja nauki i promocja sportu (2024).