Structure Property–Application Relationships of Spinel Ferrite Nanoparticles: From Synthesis to Functional Systems
Mataev M. Madiyarova A. Abdraimova M. Tursyn Z. Ramachandran K.
March 2026Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
International Journal of Molecular Sciences
2026#27Issue 5
This review article provides a systematic analysis of synthesis methods, structural characteristics, and functional properties of spinel-structured ferrite nanoparticles (MFe2O4). The physicochemical principles, advantages, and limitations of various synthesis techniques—including co-precipitation, combustion, sol–gel, thermal decomposition, hydrothermal, solvothermal, microwave-assisted, sonochemical, electrochemical, and solid-state reaction methods—are comparatively discussed. The influence of synthesis parameters on crystal structure, morphology, and cation distribution between tetrahedral and octahedral sites, as well as on magnetic, dielectric, and optical properties, is critically analyzed. Furthermore, the capabilities of characterization techniques such as X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy with energy-dispersive spectroscopy (SEM/EDS), Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), FT-Raman spectroscopy, dielectric measurements, and magnetic measurements for investigating spinel ferrites are comprehensively summarized. Finally, the high potential of spinel ferrite nanoparticles for applications in electronics, microwave devices, water treatment, catalysis, sensors, and biomedical fields is highlighted.
biomedical applications , catalysis , cation distribution , dielectric properties , ferrite nanoparticles , magnetic properties , spinel ferrites , structural characterization , synthesis methods , water treatment
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Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Kazakh National Women’s Teacher Training University, Almaty, 050000, Kazakhstan
Department of Physics, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Vadapalani Campus, Chennai, 600026, India
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