The effect of fuel on the physiochemical properties of ZnFe2O4 synthesized by solution combustion method

The synthesis of ZnFe2O4 nanoparticles was performed using the solution combustion method with three types fuel, namely urea, glycine, and ethylenediamine tetra-acetic acid (EDTA) precursors (Zn(NO3)2.6H2O Fe(NO3)3.9H2O. process conducted in an open space at 300 °C for ± 1 h, resulting a brownish-black ZnFe2O4. Meanwhile, fuel type used affects physicochemical properties XRD analysis showed that synthesized EDTA had spinel structures crystal sizes 10.19, 20.34, 27.21 nm, respectively. FTIR spectra Zn-O Fe-O stretching vibrations. Furthermore, morphology urea more homogeneous than glycine EDTA. saturation magnetization 54.63 emu/g compared to 50.93 44.73 emu/g, Finally, surface area were 116.4, 100.6, 94.2 m2/g,