Biosynthesis, Physicochemical and Magnetic Properties of Inverse Spinel Nickel Ferrite System

Abstract

Nanosized Ni ferrite has been prepared by an ecofriendly green synthesis approach based on the self-combustion method. In this route, the egg white as a green fuel was employed with two different amounts (3 and 10 mL). The XRD results display the formation of a stoichiometric NiFe2O4-type inverse spinel structure with a lattice parameter located at 0.8284 nm and 0.8322 nm. Additionally, the nickel ferrites’ typical crystallite size, as synthesized, ranged between 4 and 18 nm. Indicating the development of ferrite material, FTIR analysis shows two distinctive vibrational modes around 600 cm−1 and 400 cm−1. TEM measurements show the formation of nanosized particles with semispherical-type structure and some agglomerations. As the egg white concentration rises, the surface area, total pore volume, and mean pore radius of the material, as prepared, all decrease, and according to the surface area parameters discovered using BET analysis. Based on VSM analysis, the values of saturation magnetization are 6.6589 emu/g and 37.727 emu/g, whereas the coercivity are 159.15 G and 113.74 G. The as-synthesized Ni ferrites fit into the pseudo-single domain predicated by the squareness values (0.1526 and 0.1824). It is mentioned that increasing the egg white content would promote the magnetization of NiFe2O4.