Ceramic synthesis and X-ray diffraction characterization of copper ferrite

Abstract

Copper ferrite (CuFe2O4) particles have been synthesized by the standard ceramic technique. The prepared copper ferrite particles were sintered at 800 ℃ for 12h. The pre-sintered sample is again reground in fine powder and pelletized using a hydraulic press. These pallets were finally sintered at 1050 °C for 12 h and the structural properties of copper ferrite were investigated and reported in this work. The X-ray diffraction analysis revealed that synthesized copper ferrite particles possess a single phase cubic spinel structure. A keen observation of the X-ray diffraction pattern showed the average crystallite size (t) of the copper ferrite obtained from Scherrer's formula as 140 nm. The lattice constant (a) and other structural parameters are in the reported range.