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Article

Preparation of Ti3C2Tx/NiZn Ferrite Hybrids with Improved Electromagnetic Properties

by
Xiaobing Zhou
*,
Youbing Li
and
Qing Huang
Engineering Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo 315201, China
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Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Materials 2020, 13(4), 820; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma13040820
Submission received: 2 December 2019 / Revised: 5 February 2020 / Accepted: 6 February 2020 / Published: 11 February 2020
(This article belongs to the Special Issue New Developments in Ferromagnetic Materials)
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Abstract

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Ti3C2Tx/NiZn ferrite composites were synthesized using a co-precipitation hydrothermal method, and further consolidated using electric current field-assisted sintering technology. Nano NiZn ferrites were inserted into the Ti3C2Tx interlayers with uniform coverage on their surfaces. The incorporation of MXenes promoted the sintering kinetics of the NiZn ferrite ceramics. The electrical conductivity increased by six orders of magnitude compared to pure NiZn ferrite ceramics at room temperature. The present work provides a potential way to develop a large family of dense MXenes/ferrite multiphase ceramics. The multiphase ceramics could be potentially used for the on-beam-line higher-order mode load in advanced particle accelerators.

1. Introduction

Spinel NiZn ferrites have been extensively studied because of their suitable magnetic properties, high Curie temperature, and good electromagnetic wave absorbing performance [1,2,3,4]. One of the most important applications of ferrites is as an on-beam-line higher-order mode (HOM) load in advanced particle accelerators [5,6]. The electromagnetic wave absorption materials employed in this area need to satisfy some harsh requirements, such as low vacuum out-gassing rate (high density), appropriate direct-current (DC) electrical conductivity for charge drainage at low temperatures, good thermal conductivity, and wide-range-bandwidth microwave absorption [7]. On the other hand, NiZn ferrites exhibit insulating behavior at low temperatures, making them unsuitable for charge drainage.
Naguib et al. [8] discovered MXenes, a new family of two-dimensional layered structural transition metal carbides and/or nitrides. MXenes are prepared by etching away the A layer atoms from the corresponding ternary ceramics of MAX phases by hydrofluoric acid (HF), where “M” represents a transition metal, “A” is usually a III A or IVA element (such as Al, Si, Ge, or Ga), and “X” is C and/or N. Generally, MXene surfaces are terminated with abundant -OH, =O, and/or -F surface groups after HF etching [8]. The formula, Mn+1XnTx, was suggested to be more accurate, where n = 1 to 3, and T is the surface terminated groups. The MXene family has attracted increasing attention because of their excellent metallic conductivity, high specific surface area, and hydrophilicity. MXenes are considered promising candidates for electrodes in supercapacitors, anode materials for Li-batteries, heavy metal ions adsorbents, etc. [9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17]. In addition, the excellent microwave absorbing performance of Ti3C2Tx MXenes was revealed. Han et al. [18] examined the electromagnetic loss mechanisms of Ti3C2Tx before and after annealing. The formation of a localized sandwich structure containing TiO2 nanocrystals and amorphous carbon without sacrificing the original 2D layer structure was considered the main reason. Shahzad et al. [19] first fabricated highly flexible MXene films and nacre-like MXene-sodium alginate (SA) composite films for EMI shielding. The highest EMI shielding effectiveness of 92 dB (45 μm thick Ti3C2Tx film) among the synthetic materials of comparable thickness produced to date was developed. They attributed the high EMI shielding performance to the excellent electrical conductivity of the Ti3C2Tx films (4600 S/cm) and the multiple internal reflections from Ti3C2Tx flakes in free-standing films. In our previous work, a Ti3C2Tx/ferrite composite with a 5 wt.% Ti3C2Tx MXenes loading exhibited high reflection loss (−42.5 dB) at 13.5 GHz [20].
Therefore, MXenes have potential applications in the microwave absorption area. The excellent metallic conductivity, 2D layer structure, and good hydrophilicity with abundant negative termination groups make Ti3C2Tx a potential filler of ferrite to improve the electrical conductivity. Furthermore, to obtain a highly dense Ti3C2Tx/ferrite composite, an electric current field-assisted sintering technology (FAST) was used [21,22,23]. The high-density electric current can promote mass diffusion and enable the fabrication of dense materials in a short time at low sintering temperatures compared to conventional methods [24]. In this study, a co-precipitation hydrothermal method was used to synthesize a novel Ti3C2Tx/NiZn ferrite composite. Furthermore, the as-received Ti3C2Tx/NiZn ferrite powders were sintered by FAST. The phase, microstructure, morphology, and electromagnetic properties were examined. The electrical conductivity of the fabricated ceramics was measured from 100 to 300 K. To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this is the first effort to fabricate dense Ti3C2Tx/NiZn ferrite multiphase ceramics by FAST. The present communication provides a way to develop a large family of dense MXenes/ferrites multiphase ceramics for electromagnetic devices applications.

2. Experimental Procedure

2.1. Materials and Experiments

The Ti3C2Tx powders were prepared using the procedure reported by Naguib et al. [8]. A 1 g sample of Ti3AlC2 powder was etched by stirring lightly every 12 h in a 10 mL HF solution (40 wt.%) for 72 h at room temperature. The resulting slurry was dried at 30 °C for 48 h after centrifuging and washing several times with deionized water and alcohol. To improve the dispersion in water, the as-prepared Ti3C2Tx powders were functionalized by adding 5 wt.% sodium lignin sulfonate (SLS) and followed by ultrasonic dispersing process for 45 min. A 1 mg/mL SLS-functionalized Ti3C2Tx dispersion solution was obtained after removing the excessive SLS by filtration and washing. Subsequently, the appropriate SLS-functionalized Ti3C2Tx suspension was mixed with a solution containing Ni(NO3)2, Zn(NO3)2, and Fe(NO3)3 with a Ni:Zn:Fe molar ratio of 0.5:0.5:2 (Table 1). The above solution mixture was added dropwise to NaOH solution with vigorous stirring until the pH reached 10.5 ± 0.1. The as-prepared precursor was then transferred to a Teflon-lined autoclave and treated hydrothermally at 200 °C for 2 h. The resulting precipitates were then washed several times with deionized water and ethanol. The Ti3C2Tx/NiZn ferrite powders were obtained after drying at 80 °C for 5 h. The Ti3C2Tx/NiZn ferrite composites were sintered further by FAST (HP D25, FCT Systeme GmbH, Effelder-Rauenstein, Germany) in an argon gas atmosphere. Ti3C2Tx/NiZn ferrite composite ceramics were fabricated at a sintering temperature of 800 °C for 5 min with heating and cooling rates of 100 °C/min. A 35 MPa axial pressure was applied during sintering. For comparison, pure NiZn ferrite without Ti3C2Tx was prepared using the same method.

2.2. Characteristics

The phases of all specimens were detected by X-ray diffraction (XRD, D8 Advance, Bruker AXS, Bremen, Germany) using Cu Kα radiation at a step size of 0.02°/2θ with a collection time of 1 s per step. An operating voltage of 40 kV and a current 35 mA were used. The scanning was done in a 2θ range of 5°–70°. The microstructure was observed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM, Quanta 250 FEG, FEI, Hillsboro, OR, USA) equipped with an energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) system. The resistivities of samples were measured using a physical properties measurement system (PPMS, Quantum Design, San Diego, CA, USA) at room temperature. The electrical conductivities were then calculated. The magnetic hysteresis loops were collected using a vibrating sample magnetometer (PPMS-VSM, Quantum Design, San Diego, CA, USA) with a maximum magnetic field of 30 kOe at room temperature.

3. Results and Discussion

3.1. Phase and Microstructure Morphology of Ti3C2Tx/NiZn Ferrite Powders

Figure 1a presents the XRD patterns of the Ti3C2Tx MXenes. The Ti3C2Tx MXenes and Ti3AlC2 were detected. The relative diffraction peak intensity of Ti3AlC2 (104) at 39° 2θ was obviously decreased, indicating that Ti3C2Tx MXenes had been formed with the Al atomic layers exfoliated. The typical peaks of Ti3C2F2 were detected at 8.9° and 18.4° 2θ, showing that F was terminated on the Ti3C2Tx surface. The peak at 27.4° 2θ was assigned to Ti3C2(OH)2 [8]. Therefore, Ti3C2Tx MXenes surfaces were terminated -OH, and –F groups after HF etching. These abundant negative groups combined with the typical 2D layer structure of Ti3C2Tx MXenes provide natural channels for the in-situ intercalation of Ni, Zn, and Fe ions. Figure 1b–d shows XRD patterns of the precursor of 2 wt.% Ti3C2Tx/NiZn ferrite and after a hydrothermal treatment at 200 °C for 2 h. The precursor exhibited poor crystallinity with a broad peak (311) (Figure 1b), while the precursor transformed completely to the Ni0.5Zn0.5Fe2O4 spinel phase after the hydrothermal reaction at 200 °C for 2 h (Figure 1c,d). All typical peaks of 2 wt.% Ti3C2Tx/NiZn ferrite (Figure 1d) corresponded well to the Joint Committee on Powder Diffraction Standards (JCPDS) card NO. 08-0234, indicating that it is a pure spinel phase. The incorporation of Ti3C2Tx did not affect the formation of the designed NiZn ferrite phase. Naguib et al. [25] and Gao et al. [26] treated Ti3C2Tx hydrothermally in water at 180–200 °C, and detected a TiO2 (anatase) phase. In the present work, neither Ti3C2Tx nor TiO2 characteristic peaks were detected, which may be due to the low content of Ti3C2Tx fully coated with NiZn ferrite nanoparticles.
SEM was carried out to verify the NiZn ferrite nanoparticles inserted into the interlayer of Ti3C2Tx MXenes. Figure 2a presents a typical SEM image of pure Ti3C2Tx MXenes. The 2D-layered stacked sheets appeared like an accordion due to the Al atomic layers of Ti3AlC2 eliminated after HF etching. Figure 2b presents an SEM image of the 2 wt.% Ti3C2Tx/NiZn ferrite composites precursor. The nanoparticles were inserted into the interlayer and coated on the surface of Ti3C2Tx MXenes. As described above, the modified Ti3C2Tx MXenes have abundant negative surface charges, which can electrostatically attract positively charged Ni2+, Zn2+, and Fe3+ hydroxide during the co-precipitation process. Therefore, after the hydrothermal reaction at 200 °C, the nanoparticles crystallized gradually with in-situ grain growth on the surface of Ti3C2Tx MXenes (Figure 2c). The EDS analysis (not shown here) of the nanoparticles in Figure 2b,c revealed mainly O, Ni, Zn, and Fe. Combined with the XRD analysis results, it is not difficult to confirm that the nanoparticles were NiZn ferrites. NiZn ferrite nanoparticles agglomerated due to the magnetic dipole interactions and high surface energy. Furthermore, Ti3C2Tx MXenes still maintained the layered structure.

3.2. Phase and Microstructure Morphology of Ti3C2Tx/NiZn Ferrite Ceramics

Figure 3 presents XRD patterns of pure NiZn ferrite and 2 wt.% Ti3C2Tx/NiZn ferrite composites after sintering at 800 °C by FAST. Compared to the Ti3C2Tx free sample, NiCx (JCPDS NO. 45-0979) and TiNi alloy (JCPDS NO. 27-0344) impure phases were detected in the 2 wt.% Ti3C2Tx/NiZn ferrite ceramics. This may be due to the carbo-thermal reduction reaction at the Ti3C2Tx and NiZn ferrite interface. A similar interfacial reaction was observed in the CNT/ferrite composites [7]. On the other hand, as reported by Li et al. [27], Ti3C2Tx MXenes were oxidized completely and the anatase phase transformed fully to rutile in the oxygen atmosphere at 1000 °C while neither TiC nor TiO2 was detected in the present work. This may be due to the low content of Ti3C2Tx introduced. The crystallite sizes of the Ni0.5Zn0.5Fe2O4 and Ti3C2Tx/Ni0.5Zn0.5Fe2O4 composites were determined from the XRD patterns using Scherrer’s equation [28]:
D = kλ/βcosθ
where D is the mean crystallite size, k is a constant (0.89), λ is the wavelength of X-rays and equal to 0.154056 nm, β is the full width at half maxima (FWHM) measured in radians and θ is the diffraction angle. The mean crystallite sizes of pure Ni0.5Zn0.5Fe2O4 and 2 wt.% Ti3C2Tx/ Ni0.5Zn0.5Fe2O4 composites were 89.3 and 179.5 nm, respectively.
Figure 4a,b presents SEM images of the fracture surfaces of pure NiZn ferrite and 2 wt.% Ti3C2Tx/NiZn ferrite composites, respectively. Some pores were observed in the pure NiZn ferrite because of the poor consolidation. On the other hand, it was difficult to find obvious pores in the 2 wt.% Ti3C2Tx/NiZn ferrite composites. To further observe the Ti3C2Tx distribution in the 2 wt.% Ti3C2Tx/NiZn ferrite composites, low magnification SEM images (both the backscattered and secondary electrons image) are shown in Figure 4c,d. The dark area corresponds to Ti3C2 due to the low Z contrast. EDS analysis indicated that the layered structure grain was composed of Ti, C, and O (data not shown). The Ti3C2Tx distributed in the NiZn ferrite matrix, while some area was rich Ti3C2Tx. Ti3C2Tx still retained its layered structure after sintering at 800 °C by FAST (Figure 4b,c). On the other hand, some dispersed nanosize “white” spherical grains (high Z contrast phase) were observed, which may be the TiNi alloy according to EDS (data not shown).
The apparent density of the bulk ceramics was measured using the Archimedes technique. The relative densities of pure NiZn ferrite and composites were 92.4% and 98.9%, respectively. The theoretical densities of NiZn ferrite and Ti3C2Tx were approximately 5.30 [29] and 4.22 g/cm3 (calculated using the approximate lattice parameters of Ti3C2O2; a = 3.04 Å and c = 9.83 Å), respectively. This indicates that the introduction of the Ti3C2Tx can promote the sintering of ferrite ceramics. The heating principle of FAST is the Joule heat generated by the high-density currents flowing through the powders and/or the graphite die. Because pure NiZn ferrite powders are poor electrical conductors, they were heated mostly by absorbing the heat generated from the graphite die. The conductive network could be formed by the introduction of Ti3C2Tx because the electrical conductivity of Ti3C2Tx (4600 S/cm) [19] is much higher than that of pure ferrite (~10−6 S/cm) [7]. Therefore, a part of the high-density pulsed current could have flowed directly through the composites. The local temperature in the interface of Ti3C2Tx and NiZn ferrite should be higher than that detected by the upside optical thermometer. The as-formed Ti3C2Tx conductive network acted as a “susceptor” and promoted sintering. On the other hand, the local temperature gradient led to carbo-thermal reduction at the Ti3C2Tx and NiZn ferrite interface.

3.3. Electromagnetic Properties

The magnetic performance of the precursor, powders, and bulk of pure ferrite and 2 wt.% Ti3C2Tx/NiZn ferrite composites were investigated at room temperature. Figure 5a presents the corresponding hysteresis loops. The residual magnetization and coercive force of all samples were almost zero, suggesting that they correspond to the soft ferrite character. The saturation magnetization (Ms) of the precursor of 2 wt.% Ti3C2Tx/NiZn ferrite composites was only 14.1 emu/g due to the poor crystallinity. After the hydrothermal treatment at 200 °C for 2 h, the Ms of 2 wt.% Ti3C2Tx/NiZn ferrite powders increased to 56.6 emu/g. This was attributed to the amorphous precursor transferred to the pure spinel phase. Compared to the pure NiZn ferrite powders (61.6 emu/g), this is slightly lower due to the incorporated nonmagnetic Ti3C2Tx. The Ms of the bulk NiZn ferrite and the 2 wt.% Ti3C2Tx/NiZn ferrite composites were increased further to 71.4 and 74.7 emu/g, respectively, after sintering by FAST at 800 °C. The Ms of the 2 wt.% Ti3C2Tx/NiZn ferrite composites was slightly higher than that of NiZn ferrite ceramics. The effects of the Ms of 2 wt.% Ti3C2Tx/NiZn ferrite composites are relatively complex. According to phase analysis, a portion of Ni precipitated from the 2 wt.% Ti3C2Tx/NiZn ferrite composites to form NiCx and TiNi alloy impurity phases, which would decrease the Ms. In addition, NiZn ferrite is a mixed spinel structure with a chemical formula of (Zn1−xFe1−y)[NixFe1+y]O4, in which Zn2+ ions prefer to occupy the A-sites (tetrahedral sites) due to the stable sp3 hybrid configuration, while Ni2+ ions primarily to occupy the B-sites (octahedral sites) owing to the best fit charge distribution in the octahedral crystal field [30,31]. The ZnFe2O4 (x = 0, y = 1) is a normal spinel ferrite [4], while NiFe2O4 (x = 1, y = 0) is an inverse spinel ferrite. Jadhav et al. [32] reported that the Ms of NixZn1-xFe2O4 (x = 0.2–0.8) was significantly influenced by the distribution of cations at the lattice sites and the resultant inter-sub-lattice and intra-sub-lattice exchange coupling interactions. The Ms increased with the increase in Ni concentration until the maximum magnetization was detected for the sample of Ni0.5Zn0.5Fe2O4 [32]. Kumar et al. observed similar phenomena in NixZn1−xFe2O4 (0.1 ≤ x ≤ 0.5) too [33]. Therefore, the Ni precipitation from the 2 wt.% Ti3C2Tx/NiZn ferrite composites would decrease the Ni concentration in NiZn ferrite, resulting in the decrement of Ms. Furthermore, the demagnetization field generated by the incorporation of nonmagnetic Ti3C2Tx would also decrease Ms. On the other hand, the high density and large crystallite size have positive effects on improving Ms. The relative density of the 2 wt.% Ti3C2Tx/NiZn ferrite composites (98.9%) is much higher than that of pure NiZn ferrite (92.4%). Furthermore, the mean crystallite size of 2 wt.% Ti3C2Tx/NiZn ferrite composites was approximately 179.5 nm, which is almost twice higher than that of the pure NiZn ferrite (89.3 nm). Therefore, the high density and large crystallite size seem to be dominant factors for the magnetic properties in the present work.
Figure 4b shows the temperature dependence of the electrical conductivity of the pure ferrite and 2 wt.% Ti3C2Tx/NiZn ferrite composites after sintering at 800 °C by FAST. The pure NiZn ferrite showed typical insulating characteristics because the electrical conductivity was only 3.5 × 10−6 S/m at room temperature and 1.1 × 10−6 S/m at 278 K. With the incorporation of 2 wt.% Ti3C2Tx, the electrical conductivity increased significantly. The electrical conductivity reached 8.1 S/m at room temperature, which is a six order of magnitude improvement compared to that of pure NiZn ferrite ceramics. The electrical conductivity decreased gradually with decreasing temperature, exhibiting semi-conductor behavior. When the temperature was decreased to 100 K, the electrical conductivity still remained at 1.6 × 10−3 S/m. The sensitive influence of Ti3C2Tx incorporation on the electrical conductivity may be due to two reasons. First, it is due mainly to the excellent electrical conductivity of Ti3C2Tx, which had been predicted theoretically and proven experimentally. Lukatskaya et al. [10] performed a simulation study using density functional theory, and suggested that Ti3C2Tx would show metallic-like electrical conductivity behavior because of the high electron density of states near the Fermi level [N(Ef)]. Shahzad et al. [19] examined the electrical conductivity of Ti3C2Tx films, which was as high as 4600 S cm-1. Second, the hydrothermal in-situ co-precipitation method used in the present study is beneficial for Ti3C2Tx flakes to disperse uniformly in the ferrite matrix. The uniform dispersion of Ti3C2Tx flakes formed three-dimensional (3D) conductive networks and provided charge carriers with a more conductive path. Furthermore, FAST decreased the sintering temperature, which was good for protecting Ti3C2Tx 3D conductive networks. Ti3C2Tx was still subject to possible oxidation to form TiO2 and amorphous graphite, which has a positive effect on improving the electrical conductivity [18]. The high electrical conductivity at a low temperature is beneficial to charge drainage when used as a HOM load in advanced accelerators.

4. Conclusions

Highly dense (98.9% relative density) Ti3C2Tx/NiZn ferrite multiphase ceramics were first developed by FAST. Ti3C2Tx MXenes with high electrical conductivity act as susceptors and promote the consolidation of the composites. The saturation magnetization of 2 wt.% Ti3C2Tx/NiZn ferrite (74.7 emu/g) was higher than that of the pure ferrite ceramics (71.4 emu/g) due to the high relative density and large grain size. Furthermore, the electrical conductivity increased six orders of magnitude compared to the pure NiZn ferrite ceramics at room temperature. The present work may open the door to the development of a large family of highly dense MXenes/ferrites multiphase ceramics for electromagnetic devices applications.

Author Contributions

Conceptualization, X.Z. and Q.H.; methodology, X.Z.; experiment, X.Z. and Y.L.; characterization, X.Z. and Y.L.; data analysis, X.Z.; writing—original draft preparation, X.Z.; writing—review and editing, X.Z.; funding acquisition, X.Z. and Q.H. All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.

Funding

This research was funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 11975296, 51811540402, 51502310) and the National Key Research and Development Program of China (No. 2016YFB0700901).

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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Figure 1. XRD patterns of (a) Ti3C2Tx MXenes, (b) precursor of 2 wt.% Ti3C2Tx/NiZn ferrite, precursors hydrothermally treated at 200 °C for 2 h: (c) Ni0.5Zn0.5Fe2O4, (d) 2 wt.% Ti3C2Tx/NiZn ferrite.
Figure 1. XRD patterns of (a) Ti3C2Tx MXenes, (b) precursor of 2 wt.% Ti3C2Tx/NiZn ferrite, precursors hydrothermally treated at 200 °C for 2 h: (c) Ni0.5Zn0.5Fe2O4, (d) 2 wt.% Ti3C2Tx/NiZn ferrite.
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Figure 2. SEM images of (a) pure Ti3C2Tx MXenes, (b) precursor of 2 wt.% Ti3C2Tx/NiZn ferrite composites, and (c) after hydrothermal treated at 200 °C of precursor of 2 wt.% Ti3C2Tx/NiZn ferrite composites.
Figure 2. SEM images of (a) pure Ti3C2Tx MXenes, (b) precursor of 2 wt.% Ti3C2Tx/NiZn ferrite composites, and (c) after hydrothermal treated at 200 °C of precursor of 2 wt.% Ti3C2Tx/NiZn ferrite composites.
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Figure 3. XRD patterns of pure NiZn ferrite and 2 wt.% Ti3C2Tx/NiZn ferrite composites after sintering at 800 °C by FAST.
Figure 3. XRD patterns of pure NiZn ferrite and 2 wt.% Ti3C2Tx/NiZn ferrite composites after sintering at 800 °C by FAST.
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Figure 4. SEM images of the fracture surface of (a) pure NiZn ferrite, (b) 2 wt.% Ti3C2Tx/NiZn ferrite composites, low magnification SEM images of 2 wt.% Ti3C2Tx/NiZn ferrite composites (c) secondary electron image, and (d) backscattered electron image (the same area of c).
Figure 4. SEM images of the fracture surface of (a) pure NiZn ferrite, (b) 2 wt.% Ti3C2Tx/NiZn ferrite composites, low magnification SEM images of 2 wt.% Ti3C2Tx/NiZn ferrite composites (c) secondary electron image, and (d) backscattered electron image (the same area of c).
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Figure 5. (a) Hysteresis loops of precursor, powders, and bulks of pure ferrite and 2 wt.% Ti3C2Tx/NiZn ferrite composites, (b) temperature dependence of the electrical conductivity of pure ferrite and 2 wt.% Ti3C2Tx/NiZn ferrite composites.
Figure 5. (a) Hysteresis loops of precursor, powders, and bulks of pure ferrite and 2 wt.% Ti3C2Tx/NiZn ferrite composites, (b) temperature dependence of the electrical conductivity of pure ferrite and 2 wt.% Ti3C2Tx/NiZn ferrite composites.
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Table 1. Characteristics of the synthesized samples.
Table 1. Characteristics of the synthesized samples.
SampleMolar Ratio
Ni(NO3)2: Zn(NO3)2: Fe(NO3)3		Molar Ratio
NO3−: OH−		Weight Present of Ti3C2Tx (wt.%)
Ni0.5Zn0.5Fe2O40.5:0.5:21:10
2 wt.% Ti3C2Tx/ Ni0.5Zn0.5Fe2O40.5:0.5:21:12

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