Analysis of the Structural, Morphological, and Elastic Properties of Nanosized CuFe2O4 Spinel Synthesized via Sol-Gel Self-Combustion Method

Julia Mazurenko; Larysa Kaykan; Khrystyna Bandura; Oleksii Vyshnevskyi; Mykola Moiseienko; Myroslav Kuzyshyn; Nataliia Ostapovych

doi:10.15330/pcss.25.2.380-390

Authors

Julia Mazurenko Ivano-Frankivsk National Medical University, Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine; Faculty of Physics and Applied Computer Science, AGH University of Krakow, Krakow, Poland
Larysa Kaykan G.V. Kurdyumov Institute for Metal Physics, N.A.S. of Ukraine,Kyiv, Ukraine
Khrystyna Bandura Ivano-Frankivsk National Medical University, Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine
Oleksii Vyshnevskyi Department of Diamond, M.P. Semenenko Institute of Geochemistry, Mineralogy, and Ore Formation NAS of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine
Mykola Moiseienko Ivano-Frankivsk National Medical University, Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine
Myroslav Kuzyshyn Ivano-Frankivsk National Medical University, Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine
Nataliia Ostapovych Ivano-Frankivsk National Medical University, Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15330/pcss.25.2.380-390

Keywords:

Nanostructured material, Copper Ferrite, Sol-Gel Self-Combustion, X-ray diffraction, Microstructural analysis, Halder-Wagner method, Scanning electron microscopy

Abstract

Nanosized CuFe₂O₄ ferrite was synthesized through the sol-gel self-combustion technique, using iron and copper nitrates with citric acid as fuel. The synthesized ferrite was subsequently analyzed using X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), and Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM). X-ray diffraction studies validated the crystalline nature of the CuFe₂O₄, identifying it as having a mixed spinel structure within the Fd3m space group. Particle sizes were quantified using several methods including Debye-Scherrer, Williamson-Hall, Halder-Wagner, modified Debye-Scherrer, and size-strain plot (SSP), with all methods indicating a consistent average particle size of 28 nm. The elastic properties of the nanoparticles were extensively characterized, utilizing both diffraction line broadening (via the Williamson-Hall method) and Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) to evaluate the materials' structural dynamics. Additionally, microstrain within the crystal lattice and various elastic constants, such as Young's modulus, Shear modulus, Debye temperature, and the velocities of longitudinal and transverse wave propagation were calculated. An electron density distribution was also constructed from the X-ray diffraction data, providing insight into the electronic environment and bonding characteristics of the material.

Author Biography

Julia Mazurenko, Ivano-Frankivsk National Medical University, Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine; Faculty of Physics and Applied Computer Science, AGH University of Krakow, Krakow, Poland

кандидат фізико-математичних наук, асистент кафедри медичної інформатики, медичної та біологічної фізики Івано-Франківського Національного медичного університету

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