Abstract
Nanocrystalline MgFe2O4 with crystallite size of 10.4 nm was synthesised using combustion method and characterised for structural, electrical, and magnetic properties. The powder X-ray diffraction analysis reveals the single-phase nature of MgFe2O4. The field emission scanning electron microscopy image shows the nanosized grains. The magnetic study reveals the superparamagnetic behaviour of MgFe2O4 with saturation magnetisation value of 14.57 emu/g. The blocking temperature is determined using low-temperature magnetic measurement which is equal to 139 K. Electrical study shows that the value of AC conductivity at 1 Hz is 1.12 × 10− 8 S/cm at 303 K and increases with frequency as well as temperature. The complex impedance analysis shows the grain and grain boundary resistance equal to 6.23 × 106 Ω and 1.27 × 107 Ω, respectively. The complex electric modulus analysis confirms the presence of two relaxation processes in nanocrystalline MgFe2O4.
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