Research Journal of Recent Sciences ________________________________________________ ISSN 2277-2502
Vol. 1 (ISC-2011), 202-206 (2012)
Res.J.Recent Sci.

Synthesis, Characterization and Hydrophilic Properties
of Nanocrystalline ZnFe2O4 Oxide
Bangale Sachin and Bamane Sambaji
Department of Chemistry, Dr. Patangrao Kadam Mahavidyalaya, Sangli, MS, India

Available online at, www.isca.in
(Received 10th September 2011, revised 16th January 2012, accepted 28th January 2012)

Abstract
This study reports on synthesis of nano sized mixed oxides ZnFe2O4 was prepared by novel self combustion method using urea as a
fuel. The processing features and the micro structural characteristics of ZnFe 2O4 phases formed during self combustion reaction of
the gels have been investigated by TG-DTA, SEM, XRD, and EDX and TEM. It has been found that the nanoscale composite
powders of ZnFe2O4, directly obtained through the in situ self combustion reactions within the gel are composed of loosely
agglomerated particles with sizes of ~100 nm, while these particles themselves are the aggregates of finer ZnFe 2O4 and crystallites
of 22- 32 nm in size. The densities of sintered oxides evaluated by different methods are a,roximately same. The superhydrophilicity
of the sintered oxides was investigated by wetting experiments, by the sessile drop technique, were carried out at room temperature
in air to determine the surface and interfacial interactions.
Keywords: XRD, combustion method, nanomaterial, znfe2o4.

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