Synthesis and characterization of polypyrrole-BaFe12O19 nanocomposite

• Polypyrrole-BaFe12O19 nanocomposite was successfully synthesized by an in situ polymerization of pyyrole in the presence of synthesized BaFe12O19 nanoparticles. Structural, morphological, electrical and magnetic properties of the nanocomposite were performed by XRD, FT-IR, TEM, TGA, VSM and ac conductivity measurements respectively. XRD analysis reveals the inorganic phase as bariumhexaferrite and TGA shows about 22 wt% loading of hexaferrite in the nanocomposite. FT-IR analysis indicates a successful conjugation of hexaferrite particles with polypyrrole. Magnetization measurements show that polypyrrole coating decreases the saturation magnetization of BaFe12O19 significantly. This reduction has been explained by the pinning of the surface spins by the possible adsorption of non-magnetic ions during the polymerization process. Interactions between the hard and impurity phases, determined using the Stoner-Wohlfarth theory, reveal that particles' single domain character and the coating destabilizes the remanence state of the polypyrrole-BaFe12O19 nanocomposite.

Subject headings

NATURVETENSKAP  -- Kemi -- Fysikalisk kemi (hsv//swe)

NATURAL SCIENCES  -- Chemical Sciences -- Physical Chemistry (hsv//eng)

TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER  -- Materialteknik (hsv//swe)

ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY  -- Materials Engineering (hsv//eng)

Keyword

Hexaferrites

Microwave absorbers

Citrate method

Conductivity

Magnetization

microwave-absorption properties

magnetic-properties

barium

hexaferrite

composites

particles

ferrite

nanoparticles

powders

bafe12o19

acids

Physical chemistry

Fysikalisk kemi

Materials science

Teknisk materialvetenskap

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