Influence of fuel on phase formation of ZnFe2O4 prepared by self-propagated combustion route

TLDR: In this paper, three different fuels like alanine, glycine and proline were used to synthesize zinc iron oxide nanoparticles by self-propagated combustion route.

Abstract: Zinc iron oxide (ZnFe2O4) nanoparticles were prepared by self-propagated combustion route.The fuel plays a major role on the formation of structure and particle size. Here three different fuels like alanine, glycine and proline were used to synthesis the zinc iron oxide nanoparticle. Influence of combustion nature through the fuel, the phase formation, particle size, band gap and surface morphology has been modified. The prepared powder was characterized by powder X-ray diffraction method (PXRD), field-emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM) and the composition of the material was analysed by X-ray energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDAX).The elemental mapping was confirmed the uniform distribution of Zn, Fe and O elements in the prepared material of ZnFe2O4.