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Influence of Mg2+substitution on particle size distribution for nanocrystalline spinel ferrite system MgxMn1-xFe2O4 (x = 0.0 – 0.5)

T. K. PATHAK1,* , K. G. VYAS2, P. K. RATHOD3, D. D. PANDYA1, H. M. MAKADIA1, S. G. SONCHHATRA1, K. M. KOROT4

Affiliation

  1. Government Engineering College, Rajkot 360 005, India
  2. Department of Physics, Saurashtra University, Rajkot 360 005, Gujarat, India
  3. Gujarat Technological University, Ahmedabad, 382 424, Gujarat, India
  4. Department of Science and Humanities, Government Engineering College – Palanpur, 385 001, Affiliated to Gujarat Technological University, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India

Abstract

Spinel ferrite system with chemical formula MgxMn1-xFe2O4 (x = 0.0 – 0.5) having nanoparticle size (25 – 40 nm) were prepared by coprecipitation technique. X – ray diffraction patterns show single phase of the material, EDAX study shows stoichiometry of the samples, whereas particle morphology was studied by means of Transmission electron microscopic analysis (TEM), particles are found to have spherical in nature. In our previous communications we have reported the effect of Mg2+ substitution in change of particle shape from spherical to needle shape and on the magnetic properties. In the present work we have studied influence of Mg2+ substitution on particle size distribution with the help of differential size distribution (DSD) and Cumulative undersize distribution (CUSD) curves for two representatives amples x = 0.2 and 0.4 for the system MgxMn1-xFe2O4..

Keywords

Nanomaterials, Spinel ferrites, Mg2+, Coprecipitation technique, Particle size distribution.

Submitted at: July 30, 2025
Accepted at: Feb. 4, 2026

Citation

T. K. PATHAK, K. G. VYAS, P. K. RATHOD, D. D. PANDYA, H. M. MAKADIA, S. G. SONCHHATRA, K. M. KOROT, Influence of Mg2+substitution on particle size distribution for nanocrystalline spinel ferrite system MgxMn1-xFe2O4 (x = 0.0 – 0.5), Journal of Optoelectronics and Advanced Materials Vol. 28, Iss. 1-2, pp. 59-66 (2026)