Abstract
Abstract The single phase LixFe3-xO4 (0.06 ≤ x ≤ 0.3) nanoparticles were synthesized using microwave refluxing technique and found to be spherical with the size in the range of ∼ 3–22 nm. The structure and the size were confirmed by X-ray diffraction patterns and transmission electron microscopy. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy data of Li0.3Fe2.7O4 sample indicate the oxidation states for Li-ions (+1) and Fe-ions (+2 and + 3). The sample Li0.06Fe2.94O4 had superior magnetization value (∼54.1 Am2/kg) and it diminished with increasing Li content. The low coercivity values and the presence of a doublet in Mossbauer spectra advise the presence of both ferrimagnetic and superparamagnetic component. The ferrofluids of these samples show magnetic field dependent stabilization of temperature near 42 °C at the time of magnetic hyperthermia experiments. The specific absorption rate value (up to 100 W/g) found to be comparable with the literature values.
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