Study of Zn-Cu Ferrite Nanoparticles for LPG Sensing
Nanostructured zinc-copper mixed ferrite was synthesized using sol-gel method. XRD patterns of different compositions of zinc-copper ferrite, Zn(1-x)CuxFe2O4 (x=0.0, 0.25, 0.50, 0.75), revealed single phase inverse spinel ferrite in all the samples synthesized. With increasing copper concentration,...
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| author | Anuj Jain Ravi Kant Baranwal Ajaya Bharti Z. Vakil C. S. Prajapati |
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| description | Nanostructured zinc-copper mixed ferrite was synthesized using sol-gel method. XRD patterns of different compositions of zinc-copper ferrite, Zn(1-x)CuxFe2O4 (x=0.0, 0.25, 0.50, 0.75), revealed single phase inverse spinel ferrite in all the samples synthesized. With increasing copper concentration, the crystallite size was found to be increased from 28 nm to 47 nm. The surface morphology of all the samples studied by the Scanning Electron Microscopy there exhibits porous structure of particles throughout the samples. The pellets of the samples are prepared for LPG sensing characteristics. The sensing is carried out at different operating temperatures (200, 225, and 250°C) with the variation of LPG concentrations (0.2, 0.4, and 0.6 vol%). The maximum sensitivity of 55.33% is observed at 250°C operating for the 0.6 vol% LPG. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-ca82eba36ea9478f922be0551f660b402025-02-03T01:21:21ZengWileyThe Scientific World Journal1537-744X2013-01-01201310.1155/2013/790359790359Study of Zn-Cu Ferrite Nanoparticles for LPG SensingAnuj Jain0Ravi Kant Baranwal1Ajaya Bharti2Z. Vakil3C. S. Prajapati4Applied Mechanics Department, Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology, Allahabad 211004, IndiaApplied Mechanics Department, Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology, Allahabad 211004, IndiaApplied Mechanics Department, Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology, Allahabad 211004, IndiaApplied Mechanics Department, Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology, Allahabad 211004, IndiaDepartment of Physics, Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology, Allahabad 211004, IndiaNanostructured zinc-copper mixed ferrite was synthesized using sol-gel method. XRD patterns of different compositions of zinc-copper ferrite, Zn(1-x)CuxFe2O4 (x=0.0, 0.25, 0.50, 0.75), revealed single phase inverse spinel ferrite in all the samples synthesized. With increasing copper concentration, the crystallite size was found to be increased from 28 nm to 47 nm. The surface morphology of all the samples studied by the Scanning Electron Microscopy there exhibits porous structure of particles throughout the samples. The pellets of the samples are prepared for LPG sensing characteristics. The sensing is carried out at different operating temperatures (200, 225, and 250°C) with the variation of LPG concentrations (0.2, 0.4, and 0.6 vol%). The maximum sensitivity of 55.33% is observed at 250°C operating for the 0.6 vol% LPG.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/790359 |
| spellingShingle | Anuj Jain Ravi Kant Baranwal Ajaya Bharti Z. Vakil C. S. Prajapati Study of Zn-Cu Ferrite Nanoparticles for LPG Sensing The Scientific World Journal |
| title | Study of Zn-Cu Ferrite Nanoparticles for LPG Sensing |
| title_full | Study of Zn-Cu Ferrite Nanoparticles for LPG Sensing |
| title_fullStr | Study of Zn-Cu Ferrite Nanoparticles for LPG Sensing |
| title_full_unstemmed | Study of Zn-Cu Ferrite Nanoparticles for LPG Sensing |
| title_short | Study of Zn-Cu Ferrite Nanoparticles for LPG Sensing |
| title_sort | study of zn cu ferrite nanoparticles for lpg sensing |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/790359 |
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