Syntheses of new (CdO)(1-X)(NiO)XZnO nanocomposite system: Preparation, structure, and magnetic properties

This paper presents a new nanocomposite system of (CdO)((1-X))(NiO)(X)ZnO (0 <= Chi <= 1 mol). The proposed nanocomposite system is synthesized using a hydrothermal method to experimentally study the structure and magnetic properties of the (CdO)((1-X))(NiO)(X)ZnO (0 <= Chi <= 1 mol) system. The formations of the nanocomposite with CdO (face-centered cubic) and ZnO (hexagonal) phases are determined using the X-ray diffraction analysis (XRD) diffractogram and they are confirmed with a high-resolution transmission electron microscope (HRTEM). In our study, we use a Celref Unit-Cell refinement code to determine the crystallization parameters, lattice parameter (a, b and c), bond length (Iota), cell volume (nu) and theoretical density (rho), while the average crystallite size (D-av), dislocation density (delta), and the microstrain (c) are determined using the Scherrer equation. Additionally, we analyze the magnetization curves and the mass magnetic susceptibility (chi(mass)) of the nanocomposites (CdO)((1-X))(NiO)(X)ZnO system using a Vibrating Sample Magnetometer (VSM). Lastly, the effect of substituting Cd+2 ions by Ni+2 ions on the above properties is discussed.