Abstract
In this work the cobalt ferrite (CoFe2O4) nanoparticles are synthesized using three different methods; combustion, coprecipitation, and precipitation. Size, structural, and magnetic properties were determined and compared using X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and vibrating sample magnetometer (VSM). XRD data analysis showed an average size of 69.5nm for combustion, 49.5nm for coprecipitation, and 34.7nm for precipitation samples which concorded with SEM images. XRD data further revealed a reverse cubic spinel structure with the space group Fd-3m in all three samples. VSM data of samples showed a saturation point in the magnetic field of less than 15kOe. Magnetization saturation (Ms) was 56.7emu/g for combustion synthestized samples, 55.8emu/g for coprecipitation samples, and 47.2emu/g for precipitation samples. Coercivity (Hc) was 2002Oe for combustion synthestized samples, 850Oe for coprecipitation samples, and 233Oe for precipitation samples. These results show that various methods of nanoparticle synthesis can lead to different particle sizes and magnetic properties. Hc and Ms are greatest in the combustion method and least in precipitation method.
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