@article{farooq_sajjad ul hasan_khan_ashraf_abdul qayyum_yaqub_almutairi_atif_hanif_2021, 
  title={Structural, Optical and Electrical Properties of Cu0.6CoxZn0.4−xFe2O4 (x = 0.0, 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4) Soft Ferrites}, 
  volume={26}, 
  DOI={10.3390/molecules26051399}, 
  abstractNote={<jats:p>A series of cobalt-inserted copper zinc ferrites, Cu0.6CoxZn0.4−xFe2O4 (x = 0.0, 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4) having cubic spinel structure were prepared by the coprecipitation method. Various characterization techniques, including XRD, FTIR, UV-vis and I–V were used to investigate structural optical and electrical properties, respectively. The lattice constant was observed to be decreased as smaller ionic radii Co2+ (0.74 Å) replaced the higher ionic radii Zn2+ (0.82 Å). The presence of tetrahedral and octahedral bands was confirmed by FTIR spectra. Optical bandgap energy was determined in the range of 4.44–2.05 eV for x = 0.0 to 0.4 nanoferrites, respectively. DC electrical resistivity was measured and showed an increasing trend (5.42 × 108 to 6.48 × 108 Ω·cm) with the addition of cobalt contents as cobalt is more conductive than zinc. The range of DC electrical resistivity (108 ohm-cm) makes these nanomaterials potential candidates for telecommunication devices.</jats:p>}, 
  number={5}, 
  publisher={MDPI AG}, 
  author={Farooq, W. Aslam and Sajjad Ul Hasan, Muhammad and Khan, Muhammad Iftikhar and Ashraf, Ahmad Raza and Abdul Qayyum, Muhammad and Yaqub, Nafeesah and Almutairi, Mona A. and Atif, Muhammad and Hanif, Atif}, 
  year={2021}, 
  month={Mar}
  }