Impact of Green Synthesis on Crystallographic Structure, Optical and Magnetic Properties of Nanocrystalline CoFe2O4

• Published in: Journal of electronic materials Vol. 52; no. 6; pp. 4045 - 4056
• Main Authors: Sivanandan, Vibhu T., Prasad, Arun S.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Springer US 01.06.2023; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Acids; Characterization and Evaluation of Materials; Chemical synthesis; Chemistry and Materials Science; Citric acid; Citrus fruits; Cobalt ferrites; Coercivity; Crystal structure; Crystallites; Crystallography; Electronics and Microelectronics; Hysteresis; Instrumentation; Magnetic anisotropy; Magnetic measurement; Magnetic properties; Magnetic saturation; Materials Science; Microstrain; Nanocrystals; Nanoparticles; Optical and Electronic Materials; Optical properties; Original Research Article; Parameter estimation; Room temperature; Solid State Physics; Spectrum analysis; Nanoparticles; citric acid; optical direct band gap; spinel ferrites; Rietveld; superparamagnetism

CoFe 2 O 4 nanocrystals were synthesized through chemical co-precipitation using citric acid as the capping agent. Subsequently, a green alternative was accomplished in the synthesis process by replacing the commercially purchased citric acid with naturally available lemon juice. The prepared sample...