Table 1 Values of Lattice parameter aexp (Å), crystallite size t (nm), interplanar distance d (nm), X-ray density dx (g cm−3), Bulk density-dB (g cm−3), Porosity P (%), Interchain separation R (nm), micro strain ɛ, dislocation density δ (nm−2), and distortion parameters-g for prepared Mg(1−x)ZnxFe2O4 samples.
x | aexp | ath | t | d | dx | dB | P | R | ɛ | δ | g | Cation distributions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0 | 8.43 | 8.44 | 35.9 | 4.86 | 5.17 | 3.38 | 34.62 | 3.32 | 0.133 | 0.0014 | 1.868 | (Mg0.05·Fe0.95) [Mg0.95·Fe1.05] |
0.1 | 8.39 | 8.49 | 41.2 | 2.98 | 5.29 | 3.44 | 34.97 | 2.44 | 0.147 | 0.0018 | 1.480 | (Mg0.1·Zn0.1 Fe0.8) [Mg0.8·Fe1.2] |
0.2 | 8.36 | 8.52 | 44.8 | 2.54 | 5.03 | 3.31 | 34.19 | 2.21 | 0.182 | 0.0027 | 1.6722 | (Mg0.06·Zn0.2·Fe0.74) [Mg0.74·Fe1.26] |
0.3 | 8.30 | 8.5 | 39.3 | 2.43 | 4.92 | 3.25 | 33.94 | 2.35 | 0.238 | 0.0047 | 2.305 | (Mg0.07·Zn0.3·Fe0.64) [Mg0.63·Fe1.36] |
0.4 | 8.25 | 8.47 | 37.3 | 2.15 | 4.74 | 3.20 | 32.48 | 2.41 | 0.197 | 0.0032 | 1.894 | (Mg0.08·Zn0.4·Fe0.52) [Mg0.52·Fe1.48] |
0.5 | 8.22 | 8.37 | 36.0 | 1.72 | 4.54 | 3.11 | 31.49 | 2.49 | 0.195 | 0.0031 | 1.928 | (Mg0.05·Zn0.5·Fe0.45) [Mg0.45·Fe1.55] |