Structural and Chemical Properties of ZnFe2O4 Nanoparticles Synthesised by Chemical Co-Precipitation Technique

Abstract

Abstract In the present work, Zn-ferrite nanoparticles have been synthesized by chemical co-precipitation method. Prepared samples were characterized by XRD and FTIR to study its structural and chemical properties. The formation of single phase with Fd-3m space group of Zn- ferrite was revealed by XRD and also studied the effect of synthesis techniques on structural parameters. Crystallite size of ZnFe 2 O 4 was found to be 26.11 nm. The FTIR spectra showed two expected bands in the range 550-560 cm 1 (i.e. U 1 ) and 400 -410 cm 1 (i.e. u 2 ) which confirms the formation of ferrite phase.