<abstract xml:lang="en" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The synthesis of CoFe2O4 nanoparticles has been achieved by a simple thermal decomposition method from an inorganic precursor, cobalt ferrous cinnamate hydrazinate (CoFe2(cin)3(N2H4)3) which was obtained by a novel precipitation method from the corresponding metal salts, cinnamic acid and hydrazine hydrate. The precursor was characterized by hydrazine and metal analyses, infrared spectral analysis and thermo gravimetric analysis. Under appropriate annealing, CoFe2(cin)3(N2H4)3 yielded CoFe2O4 nanoparticles, which were characterized for their size and structure using X-Ray diffraction (XRD), high resolution transmission electron microscopic (HRTEM), selected area electron diffraction (SAED) and scanning electron microscopic (SEM) techniques.</p></abstract>

The synthesis of CoFe2O4 nanoparticles has been achieved by a simple thermal decomposition method from an inorganic precursor, cobalt ferrous cinnamate hydrazinate (CoFe2(cin)3(N2H4)3) which was obtained by a novel precipitation method from the corresponding metal salts, cinnamic acid and hydrazine hydrate. The precursor was characterized by hydrazine and metal analyses, infrared spectral analysis and thermo gravimetric analysis. Under appropriate annealing, CoFe2(cin)3(N2H4)3 yielded CoFe2O4 nanoparticles, which were characterized for their size and structure using X-Ray diffraction (XRD), high resolution transmission electron microscopic (HRTEM), selected area electron diffraction (SAED) and scanning electron microscopic (SEM) techniques.

A facile thermal decomposition route to synthesise CoFe2O4 nanostructures

Department of Chemistry, Kongunadu Arts and Science College, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu, India, PIN - 641 029

Materials Science-Poland

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The synthesis of CoFe2O4 nanoparticles has been achieved by a simple thermal decomposition method from an inorganic precursor, cobalt ferrous cinnamate...

A facile thermal decomposition route to synthesise CoFe2O4 nanostructures

Publicado en línea: 26 mar 2014

Páginas: 34 - 38

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/s13536-013-0153-1

Palabras clave
CoFe2O4 nanoparticles, XRD, HRTEM, SAED, SEM

© 2014 Wroclaw University of Technology

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

A facile thermal decomposition route to synthesise CoFe2O4 nanostructures

Publicado en línea: 26 mar 2014

Páginas: 34 - 38

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/s13536-013-0153-1

Palabras claveCoFe2O4 nanoparticles, XRD, HRTEM, SAED, SEM

© 2014 Wroclaw University of Technology

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Palabras clave
CoFe2O4 nanoparticles, XRD, HRTEM, SAED, SEM