Abstract
Nickel ferrite nanoparticles are synthesized using Mangifera Indica pulp (mango pulp) as a fuel in the self-combustion method. The green synthesis route is inexpensive, eco-friendly, and easily scalable for producing large quantities of solid materials. Fruit pulp-mediated nickel ferrite nanoparticles were characterized using energy dispersive X-ray (EDX), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) techniques. The EDX confirms that the prepared nickel ferrite nanoparticles have no impurity, and the specimen has nickel, iron, and oxygen, and they are in good proportion with experimental and theoretical values of molar weight. SEM revealed the porous structure of the prepared nanoparticles. Various structural properties are investigated using the XRD analysis of the specimen, i.e., crystallite size, crystal structure, X-ray density, bulk density, porosity, surface area, dislocation factor, cation distribution, and other parameters. Tetrahedral and octahedral force constants, and elastic properties of synthesized nanoparticles are investigated using FTIR analysis, i.e., stiffness constant, young’s modulus, rigidity modulus, and bulk modulus. The average particle size is calculated using TEM analysis of synthesized nanoparticles.
doi: 10.17756/jfcn.2025-s2-001
Citation: Bhatt PK, Savaliya PM, Ajudiya SR, Tanna AR, Desai HB. 2025. Investigation on Structural and Elastic Properties of Nickel Ferrite Nanoparticles Synthesized via Green Route. J Food Chem Nanotechnol 11(S2): S1-S9.
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