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Formation of Zn0.5Ni0.5Fe2O4 Nanocrystals in Conditions of Solution Combustion: Effect of the Type of Fuel on the Structure and Morphology

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Nickel-zinc ferrites, which have pronounced ferrimagnetic and semiconductor properties, can be used as promising magnetically controlled photocatalysts for the purification of aqueous media from organic pollutants. The value of the specific surface area largely affects the photocatalytic properties of the material; therefore, the possibility of its control and variation at the stage of synthesis is of great scientific and technical interest. In this study, nanocrystalline ferrite of the Zn0.5Ni0.5Fe2O4 composition is obtained under conditions of solution combustion using various types of organic fuel as the main factor affecting the formation of the specific surface area, and subsequent heat treatment in air at a temperature of 500°C for 2 h. The crystal structure, chemical composition, and morphology of Zn0.5Ni0.5Fe2O4 are studied by methods of X‑ray phase analysis, X-ray spectral microanalysis, and scanning electron microscopy. The values of the specific surface area of the synthesized nanopowders are calculated based on the method of liquid-phase adsorption from a Methylene Blue solution and the low-temperature adsorption-desorption of nitrogen. The results of the X‑ray phase analysis show that a single-phase nanocrystalline product with a spinel structure is formed, where the average crystallite size varies within 11–23 nm and is inversely related to the value of the specific surface area, respectively, after the reaction with succinic acid (39.1 m2/g) and with glycine (20.2 m2/g). It is established that the choice of the fuel largely affects the formation of nanocrystals and the specific surface area of the samples, and the approach used makes it possible to control its values.

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Gavrilova, M.A., Gavrilova, D.A., Kondrashkova, I.S. et al. Formation of Zn0.5Ni0.5Fe2O4 Nanocrystals in Conditions of Solution Combustion: Effect of the Type of Fuel on the Structure and Morphology. Glass Phys Chem 49, 394–401 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1134/S108765962360028X

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