Neutron diffraction study and superparamagnetic behavior of ZnFe2O4 nanoparticles obtained with different conditions

X-ray scattering characterisation of nanoparticles

“…Like XRD, electron and neutron diffraction can also be used to determine nanoparticle structure. [48][49][50][51] These techniques can provide complementary information to XRD due to the variation in scattering cross-section with atomic number (and isotope) being different from that for X-rays. Neutron diffraction can also yield insights into magnetic ordering within the structure.…”

“…Neutron diffraction can also yield insights into magnetic ordering within the structure. [48,49] Selected area electron diffraction is frequently performed in conjunction with transmission electron microscope (TEM) studies of nanoparticles.…”

Facile synthesis of stoichiometric zinc ferrite nanocrystal clusters with superparamagnetism and high magnetization

“…The crystallite size was increasing from 4 to 6 h, and kept the same from 6 to 24 h. The crystallite sizes of the samples (ZnN4, ZnN6, ZnN12, and ZnN24) were all smaller than 15 nm. About 15 nm is a threshold diameter beyond which the size effect on the cation distribution and lattice parameters became less important [29,30].…”

Effects of Solvent Diols on the Synthesis of ZnFe2O4 Particles and Their Use as Heterogeneous Photo-Fenton Catalysts

“…ZnFe 2 O 4 particles have been prepared using various methods, such as co-precipitation [20,21], sol-gel [22], solid-state reaction [23], glycine combustion method [24], combustion reaction using urea as reducing agent [25,26], hydrothermal synthesis [27], solvothermal and microwave-assisted solvothermal synthesis [28], high enegy ball-milling [29], thermal plasma synthesis [30], one-step solid-phase chemical reaction [31], microwave combustion method [32], polyethylene glycol-assisted route [33] and synthesis in supercritical fluids [34,35]. Herein, we report the use of a solvothermal route for the preparation of ZnFe 2 O 4 particles.…”