A simple route to synthesize Zn R ferrite (R= Rare earth element; Gd) nanoparticles using Sucrose Ester

G. H. Mohamed Saeed*, S. Radiman and S.S. Gasaymeh

*E-mail: Radiation3000@hotmail.com

Abstract

ZnGdFeO nanoparticles were synthesized by a simple and cost-effective method using Zn sulfate and Fe, Gd chlorides and sucrose ester in free of solvent medium. The X-ray diffraction and selected-area electron diffraction results indicated that the synthesized nanoparticles have only the inverse spinel structure without the presence of any other phase impurities. Room temperature magnetization results showed a superparamagnetic behavior of the ZnGdFeO nanoparticles at 10 kOe.

Key word: sucrose ester, Hyperthermia, ultrafine particle, Zinc Gadolinium Ferrite.