Table 1 Chemical composition, lattice parameter a exp, crystallite size D, and band gap of the Co1−xZnxFe2O4 spinels
From: Structural, Optical, and Magnetic Properties of Zn-Doped CoFe2O4 Nanoparticles
x (Zn2+) | Chemical composition | a exp (Å) | Crystallite size D (nm) | Band gap (eV) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Scherrer method | W-H method | SSP method | TEM | ||||
0.00 | CoFe2O4 | 8.3536 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 51 | 1.17 |
0.10 | Zn0.1Co0.9Fe2O4 | 8.3794 | 36 | 42 | 31 | 46 | 1.30 |
0.20 | Zn0.2Co0.8Fe2O4 | 8.3897 | 51 | 49 | 38 | 53 | 1.28 |
0.30 | Zn0.3Co0.7Fe2O4 | 8.3982 | 54 | 54 | 43 | 55 | 1.34 |
0.40 | Zn0.4Co0.6Fe2O4 | 8.4016 | 55 | 56 | 47 | 69 | 1.32 |
0.50 | Zn0.5Co0.5Fe2O4 | 8.4068 | 53 | 58 | 46 | 77 | 1.31 |