TY - CONF Y1 - 2018/// PB - Institute of Physics Publishing SN - 17426588 A1 - Soleimani, H. A1 - Ahmad Latiff, N.R. A1 - Zaid, H.M. A1 - Yahya, N. A1 - Sadrolhosseini, A.R. A1 - Adil, M. UR - https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85058242776&doi=10.1088%2f1742-6596%2f1123%2f1%2f012017&partnerID=40&md5=0d613f04a8a6e09d16c6fc3842885ccb VL - 1123 AV - none N1 - cited By 2; Conference of 5th International Conference on Fundamental and Applied Sciences, ICFAS 2018 ; Conference Date: 13 August 2018 Through 15 August 2018; Conference Code:142772 N2 - Cobalt substituted magnetite, Co x Fe 1-x Fe 2 O 4 was synthesized via co-precipitation method for 0.0�x�1.0 and annealed in argon from 600 to 800°C to investigate the effect of synthesis parameters e.g. cation substitution and thermal treatment on its saturation magnetization. Particle size variation, crystallinity and cationic distribution between sublattices which resulted from the varying synthesis parameters are expected to alter the saturation magnetization of cobalt ferrite. Both thermal treatment and cation substitution are affecting the value of saturation magnetization. Correlation of microstructural properties with magnetization were analysed using TG-DTA, XRD, FTIR and VSM. Crystallinity, average crystallite size and lattice constant of the as-annealed samples is increasing with annealing temperature. The presence of maghemite and cobalt oxide as secondary phases have caused reduction in the saturation magnetization. Interestingly, increasing cobalt concentration in the samples has dramatically shifted the temperature at which magnetite transformed to maghemite. We have found that x = 0.4 is the optimum cobalt ratio at which all reactants are converted into reaction product with no incomplete reactions that contribute to the formation of impurities. Preferential occupancy of Co 2+ ions on the octahedral sites is evident in the FTIR spectra with intensified octahedral band splitting in the non-stoichiometric Co x Fe 1-x Fe 2 O 4 (0.2�x�0.8), whereby the structures formed are in metastable state. It is also evident in the FTIR spectra that distinct absorption bands appeared only when the cations in both sites are well ordered. By substituting Co 2 + ions, saturation magnetization keeps on increasing until x=0.4, and gradually reduced beyond that. Highest saturation magnetization (78.86 emu/g) was obtained in Co 0.4 Fe 0.6 Fe 2 O 4 after annealing at 800°C. In conclusion, heat treatment and substitution of ferrous/ferric ions with cobalt of lower magnetic moment has amplified the super-exchange interaction between octahedral and tetrahedral sites in magnetite spinel structure for greater saturation magnetization.... © Published under licence by IOP Publishing Ltd. ID - scholars9570 TI - Effect of synthesis parameters on cobalt ferrite saturation magnetization KW - Annealing; Cobalt compounds; Crystallite size; Ferrite; Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy; Iron compounds; Magnetic moments; Magnetite; Particle size; Particle size analysis; Positive ions; Precipitation (chemical) KW - Annealing temperatures; Cation substitutions; Cationic distribution; Coprecipitation method; Micro-structural properties; Particle size variation; Superexchange interaction; Synthesis parameters KW - Saturation magnetization ER -