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dc.contributor.authorDojcinovic, Milena P.en_US
dc.contributor.authorVasiljevic, Zorka Z.en_US
dc.contributor.authorPavlovic, Vera P.en_US
dc.contributor.authorBarisic, Darioen_US
dc.contributor.authorPajic, Damiren_US
dc.contributor.authorTadić, Nenad B.en_US
dc.contributor.authorNikolic, Maria Vesnaen_US
dc.date.accessioned2022-07-12T18:16:11Z-
dc.date.available2022-07-12T18:16:11Z-
dc.date.issued2021-02-25-
dc.identifier.issn0925-8388en
dc.identifier.urihttps://physrep.ff.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/1089-
dc.description.abstractCoxMg1-xFe2O4 (where x was 0.0, 0.1, 0.3, 0.5, 0.7, 0.9 and 1) spinel ferrites were synthesized by the sol-gel combustion method using citric acid as fuel, following the rules of propellant chemistry. Amorphous powders were then calcined at 700 °C for 3 h. Structural analysis by X-Ray diffraction (XRD), FTIR and Raman spectroscopy confirmed the formation of a cubic spinel structure where the cation distribution and inversion degree depended on the Co2+ and Mg2+ ion content. Accordingly, the lattice parameter varied between 8.3703 Å (MgFe2O4) and 8.3919 Å (Co0.9Mg0.1Fe2O4) as did the crystallite size, from 34 nm (Co0.1Mg0.9Fe2O4) to 48 nm (Co0.9Mg0.1Fe2O4). Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) showed the formation of multigrain agglomerates. Determined values of the maximal and remanent magnetization, as well as coercive field, depended on the Co2+ and Mg2+ ion content and increased with substitution of diamagnetic Mg2+ ions with magnetic Co2+ ions. Most impressive is the increase of the coercive field from 74 Oe for MgFe2O4 to 1000 Oe for CoFe2O4, as well as an increase of magnetization in the field of 10 kOe from 27.4 emu g−1 to 75.7 emu g−1. The determined optical band gaps from UV/Vis DRS measurements showed a strong dependence on cation content, morphology, and crystallite size, decreasing from 2.09 eV for MgFe2O4 to 1.42 eV for CoFe2O4. The photocatalytic efficiency of as-synthesized ferrites was investigated by monitoring photocatalytic degradation of Methylene Blue (MB) under natural sunlight, and artificial light source emitting visible light. Different conditions of MB degradation such as photocatalyst loading, molar concentration of MB, and pH values were investigated. Results have shown that under both visible light and natural sunlight, excessive amounts of cobalt retarded the photocatalytic process. Co0.9Mg0.1Fe2O4 showed considerable activity (74.5% after 4 h) that is unexpected but possibly connected to structural anomalies. The best photocatalytic activity under natural sunlight was achieved by MgFe2O4 (82% after 4 h), while the best photocatalytic activity under visible light was achieved by Co0.1Mg0.9Fe2O4 (79% after 4 h).en
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Alloys and Compoundsen
dc.subjectCombustionen
dc.subjectFerritesen
dc.subjectMagnetic propertiesen
dc.subjectPhotocatalysisen
dc.subjectSpinelen
dc.subjectStructureen
dc.titleMixed Mg–Co spinel ferrites: Structure, morphology, magnetic and photocatalytic propertiesen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.jallcom.2020.157429-
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85092158589-
dc.identifier.urlhttps://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85092158589-
dc.relation.volume855en
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