<abstract xml:lang="en" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>NiFe2O4-PVDF composites in different ratios (10 %, 30 % and 50 %) were prepared in two steps. Firstly, fine nanosized NiFe2O4 powder was synthesized using the precursor solution method. Then the composites were made by hot-press technique. The presence of both the phases (ceramic and polymer) was confirmed by XRD micrographs. The average particle size of the composites varied from 18–23 nm. SEM micrographs showed that the ferrite particles were embedded in the polymer matrix. The saturation magnetization and the remanence showed an increasing trend with the increase in ferrite content while the coercivity remained almost constant. Impedance plot showed the presence of a single semicircle, which indicates the presence of bulk effect. The composites exhibited non-Debye relaxation. The bulk conductivity followed the Arrhenius type of behavior. The conduction mechanism was explained by the Vervey-de-Boer mechanism.</p></abstract>

NiFe2O4-PVDF composites in different ratios (10 %, 30 % and 50 %) were prepared in two steps. Firstly, fine nanosized NiFe2O4 powder was synthesized using the precursor solution method. Then the composites were made by hot-press technique. The presence of both the phases (ceramic and polymer) was confirmed by XRD micrographs. The average particle size of the composites varied from 18–23 nm. SEM micrographs showed that the ferrite particles were embedded in the polymer matrix. The saturation magnetization and the remanence showed an increasing trend with the increase in ferrite content while the coercivity remained almost constant. Impedance plot showed the presence of a single semicircle, which indicates the presence of bulk effect. The composites exhibited non-Debye relaxation. The bulk conductivity followed the Arrhenius type of behavior. The conduction mechanism was explained by the Vervey-de-Boer mechanism.

Magnetic and electric behavior of NiFe2O4-PVDF nanocomposites

MST Division, National Metallurgical Laboratory, Jamshedpur, India

Central Glass and Ceramics Research Institute, Kolkata, India

Material Research Laboratory, Bhagalpur University, Bhagalpur, India

Materials Science-Poland

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{"article-title":"Magnetic and electric behavior of NiFe2O4-PVDF nanocomposites"}

NiFe2O4-PVDF composites in different ratios (10 %, 30 % and 50 %) were prepared in two steps. Firstly, fine nanosized NiFe2O4 powder was synthesized using the...

Magnetic and electric behavior of NiFe2O4-PVDF nanocomposites

Published Online: Dec 14, 2012

Page range: 419 - 425

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/s13536-012-0054-8

Keywords
nano-composites, magnetization, impedance, conduction, Vervey-de-Boer mechanism

© 2012 Wroclaw University of Technology

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Magnetic and electric behavior of NiFe2O4-PVDF nanocomposites

Published Online: Dec 14, 2012

Page range: 419 - 425

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/s13536-012-0054-8

Keywordsnano-composites, magnetization, impedance, conduction, Vervey-de-Boer mechanism

© 2012 Wroclaw University of Technology

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
nano-composites, magnetization, impedance, conduction, Vervey-de-Boer mechanism