Fatima, Muneeba;
Hasan, Muhammad Sajjad Ul;
Akhtar, Maria;
Morley, Nicola;
Amin, Nasir;
Rehman, Atta ur;
Arshad, Muhammad Imran;
... Ezzine, Safa; + view all
(2023)
Comprehensive Improvement of Various Features of Cu–Cd Ferrites (Cu0.5Cd0.5Fe2–xCexO4) by Cerium (Ce3+) Ion Substitution.
ACS Omega
10.1021/acsomega.3c03993.
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Abstract
Cerium (Ce3+) substitution in Cu–Cd spinel nanoferrites with the compositional formula Cu0.5Cd0.5Fe2–xCexO4 (x = 0.0, 0.0125, 0.0250, 0.0375, 0.050) was performed by the hydrothermal route. The structural, morphological, optical, electrical, and dielectric properties of Ce-substituted Cu–Cd ferrites were explored. X-ray diffraction revealed the single-phase cubic structure of all nanoferrites. The average crystallite size (72.42–11.61 nm) and lattice constant (8.419–8.449 Å) were observed for the synthesized ferrites. The surface shapes of particles were determined by scanning electron microscopy. The substitution was also verified by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and ultraviolet–visible spectrophotometry. The semiconducting behavior of ferrites was determined from their electrical properties, such as direct current (DC) electrical resistivity. The Curie temperature was observed at 523 K temperature for all nanoferrites. The dielectric constant and dielectric loss significantly indicated the reducing behavior with an increase in the cerium concentration. The sample Cu0.5Cd0.5Fe1.975Ce0.025O4 resulted in the lowest optical bandgap energy, DC resistivity, and dielectric losses. The nature of the electrical resistivity and dielectric constants indicate that the designed materials are highly appropriate for the design of microwave gadgets.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Comprehensive Improvement of Various Features of Cu–Cd Ferrites (Cu0.5Cd0.5Fe2–xCexO4) by Cerium (Ce3+) Ion Substitution |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1021/acsomega.3c03993 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.3c03993 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | Copyright © 2023 The Authors. Published by American Chemical Society. This publication is licensed under CC-BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences > Dept of Physics and Astronomy |
| URI: | https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10180062 |
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