Synthesis of Substituted Barium Ferrites and Hexaferrites and Their Electrochemical Characterization

Abstract

Magnetic nanoparticle has been an attractive area of research in view of their unique physical and chemical properties. [1] In the field of electrochemistry, particularly electroanalysis, they are extensively used as functional materials due to their high surface area, mass transport, catalytic effect, and control over the local environment. Barium based ferrites have emerged as attractive materials of interest due to their interesting physical, chemical, magnetic and electrical properties. [2] Hexaferrite and ferrites such as barium ferrite are very important group of magnetic oxides and these are used in different technologies including sensors because of their specific properties such as low cost, corrosion resistance chemical stability and large magneto crystalline anisotropy. [3] However, the investigation of the effect by various other elements on the structure of hexaferrite and ferrite particles and its electrochemical properties remains the subject of popular research. In this work, mixed metallic oxides hexaferrite and ferrite were synthesized by sol–gel combustion route using glycerin as an adjuvant. [4] Their structure was confirmed by means of X-ray powder diffraction. Scanning electron microscopy were used to investigate the morphology of the sample and the vibrations of the functional groups were determined by Raman and IR-ATR spectroscopy. The electrochemical behavior of substituted hexaferrite and ferrite were determined by cyclic voltammetry using an Ag/AgCl electrode, platinum wire and a glass carbon electrode (GCE), as reference electrode, counter electrode and working electrode, respectively. The GCE was modified with mixed metal oxides obtained to analyze their electrochemical behavior.Bibliographic Xueli X, Wei S 2019 Materials Technology, 1-5Kefeni, K.K.; Msagati, T.A.; Mamba, B.B. 2017, Sci. Eng. B. 215, 37–55Valenzuela R, Magnetic Ceramics, Chemistry of Solid State Materials 4 serie. Cambridge (Great Britain): Cambridge University Press, 1994, p. 50Sandra F. Basante-Delgado, Dalliver González-Vidal, Jimmy A. MoralesMorales, William A. Aperador-Chaparro, Jairo A. Gómez-Cuaspud, 2020 Phys.: Conf. Ser. 1541 012013