Investigations on structural, dielectric, and third-order nonlinear optical studies of Ni0.5Zn0.5Fe2O4 nanoparticles by microwave combustion method with different fuels (glycine, urea and citric acid)

Abstract

In this article, Ni0.5Zn0.5Fe2O4 nanoparticles (NPs) were synthesized via microwave-assisted combustion method. XRD investigation indicates the cubic spinel structure. At ambient temperature, the dielectric constant and loss were determined by modulating the applied frequency (50 Hz to 200 kHz). The calculated third-order NLO susceptibility (χ(3)) was found for glycine (2.385 × 10-6esu), urea (0.9696 × 10-6esu) and citric acid (2.755 × 10-6esu). However, this work reveals that synthesized NPs have high convenience for optoelectronic, optical switching, and limiting applications.