Table 1 The crystallite size, 2-theta, FWHM, d-spacing, strain and average dislocation density of Fe2O3, CuO, and CuFe2O4 within the prepared Fe2O3–CuO–CuFe2O4 nanocomposite, as determined through X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis.
Oxides | 2-theta (2θ0) | (hkl) | FWHM (degree) | d-spacing (Å) | Crystallite size(nm) | average D(nm) | average dislocation density(lines/m2)*1014 | The strain (ε) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fe2O3 | 25.923 | 211 | 0.194 | 3.434 | 42.024 | 61.102 | 2.68 | 0.000825 |
34.968 | 310 | 45.269 | 2.632 | 0.184 | 0.000765 | |||
44.736 | 410 | 45.941 | 2.024 | 0.187 | 0.000754 | |||
59.437 | 520 | 128.83 | 1.553 | 0.071 | 0.000269 | |||
62.839 | 440 | 35.529 | 1.477 | 0.262 | 0.000975 | |||
64.368 | 441 | 69.015 | 1.452 | 0.136 | 0.000502 | |||
CuO | 39.240 | 200 | 26.032 | 2.294 | 0.324 | 96.161 | 1.08 | 0.001331 |
58.365 | 202 | 124.64 | 1.579 | 0.073 | 0.000278 | |||
66.448 | − 311 | 64.161 | 1.406 | 0.148 | 0.000540 | |||
72.485 | 311 | 169.80 | 1.303 | 0.058 | 0.000204 | |||
CuFe2O4 | 29.730 | 112 | 124.54 | 3.003 | 0.066 | 73.831 | 1.83 | 0.001366 |
34.968 | 103 | 45.269 | 2.632 | 0.184 | 0.000304 | |||
36.001 | 211 | 29.414 | 2.493 | 0.284 | 0.000614 | |||
41.832 | 004 | 74.606 | 2.157 | 0.114 | 0.000236 | |||
52.813 | 204 | 140.79 | 1.732 | 0.063 | 0.001024 | |||
62.124 | 224 | 28.359 | 1.493 | 0.327 | 0.000508 |