The structural characteristics of Zn-Mn ferrite synthesized by spray pyrolysis

The applicability of IR spectroscopy in studies of the structural characteristics of the ferrite spinel phase was shown for Zn0.5Mn0.5Fe2O4 samples prepared by the pyrolysis of aerosols of aqueous solutions of metal nitrates. The IR spectra of synthesized (ZnMn)Fe2O4 ferrites, Fe2O3, ZnO, MnO, and Mn2O3 pure oxides, and mixtures of these oxides in the region of characteristic M-O stretching vibration and M-O-H bending vibration frequencies were compared to determine the degree of concentration and structural uniformity of the ferrite spinel phase.