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Synthesis and Structural Studies of Zn 0.95 Cu 0.05 Mn 2 O 4 Ceramics
Author(s) -
Shashidharagowda H.,
Kulkarni Akshay,
Mathad Shridhar N.
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
macromolecular symposia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.257
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1521-3900
pISSN - 1022-1360
DOI - 10.1002/masy.201900151
Subject(s) - crystallite , materials science , scanning electron microscope , spinel , tetragonal crystal system , grain size , lattice constant , analytical chemistry (journal) , ceramic , x ray crystallography , mineralogy , manganite , doping , diffraction , crystallography , crystal structure , metallurgy , composite material , chemistry , optics , condensed matter physics , physics , optoelectronics , chromatography , ferromagnetism
The fabrication of Zn 0.95 Cu 0.05 Mn 2 O 4 ceramic material is obtained by simple chemical route (co‐precipitation method) at 600˚C. The sample is characterized by X‐ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscope (SEM). The diffraction pattern in comparison with the JCPDS card #96‐901‐2843, confirms the spinel tetragonal structure with lattice parameters a = 5.9365 Å and c = 8.6422 Å, unit cell volume of 304.573 Å 3 . The other possible parameters like crystallite size, X‐ray density, dislocation density, micro strain, and texture co‐efficient are reported using XRD analysis. The micro strain and crystallite size are correlated with the respective values got from Williamson–Hall and size‐strain analysis method. The SEM image showed the clouds like algae structure with grain size 3.934 µm. The effect of copper doping on structure and morphology of zinc manganite is evidenced.