Issue

Vol. 38 No. 3 (2026): Vol 38 Issue 3, 2026

Copyright (c) 2026 Dube Punam B.; Yogesh Uabale, Tukaram Saraf, Dilip Garud, K .M. Jadhav

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Influence of Calcium Doping on the Structural, Vibrational and Optical Properties of Nickel Ferrite

https://doi.org/10.14233/ajchem.2026.35338
Punam B. Dube
Department of Physics, Shri Madhavrao Patil Mahavidyalaya, Murum, Dharashiv-413605, India
https://orcid.org/0009-0003-2336-2573
Yogesh P. Uable
Department of Physics, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar-431004, India
Tukaram Saraf
Twaritapuri Arts, Commerce and Science College, Talwada, Georai, Beed-431127, India
https://orcid.org/0009-0000-6783-3072
Dilip Garud
Department of Physics, Adarsh College Omerga, Dharashiv-413606, India
https://orcid.org/0009-0005-8102-3152
K.M. Jadhav
School of Basic and Applied Sciences, MGM University, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagr-431001, India
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9911-411X

Corresponding Author(s) : Punam B. Dube

punamdube188@gmail.com

Asian Journal of Chemistry, Vol. 38 No. 3 (2026): Vol 38 Issue 3, 2026

Abstract

Calcium-doped nickel ferrite (Ni1-xCaxFe2O4, x = 0.00, 0.05, 0.10, 0.15, 0.20) nanoparticles were synthesised using citric acid assisted sol-gel auto combustion method. X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis confirmed the formation of a cubic spinel structure with single phase. Crystallite size obtained from Scherrer equation is in the range of 21 to 16 nm. An increase in lattice constant from 8.336 to 8.353Å with calcium doping is observed. FTIR spectra indicated typical metal-oxygen bond vibrations with absorption band located near at 600-400 cm–1. Raman spectra revealed significant changes in vibrational modes (T2g(1), Eg, T2g(2), T2g(3) and A1g(1)) due to the calcium doping. Morphological studies using SEM displayed a uniform grain growth with small agglomeration of nanoparticles. Grain size calculated from intercept method was 32.57 nm for bare nickel ferrite and 31.5 nm for Ca doped nickel ferrite (x = 0.10). TEM analysis revealed uniformly shaped nanoparticles, while the corresponding selected area electron diffraction (SAED) patterns confirmed the high crystallinity and phase purity of the synthesized samples. The optical absorption characteristics were examined using UV-Vis spectroscopy and Tauc plot analysis yielded band gap values between 1.74 and 1.78 eV. These findings demonstrate that calcium doping markedly influences the structural, vibrational, morphological and optical properties of nickel ferrite nanoparticles.

Keywords

Ca-doped nickel ferrite Structural properties Vibration modes Optical properties
(1)
Dube, P. B.; Uable, Y. P.; Saraf, T.; Garud, D.; Jadhav, K. Influence of Calcium Doping on the Structural, Vibrational and Optical Properties of Nickel Ferrite. ajc 2026, 38, 736-746.
Download Citation
Endnote/Zotero/Mendeley (RIS)
BibTeX
References
  1. Y. Khan, H. Sadia, S.Z. Ali Shah, M.N. Khan, A.A. Shah, N. Ullah, M.F. Ullah, H. Bibi, O.T. Bafakeeh, N.B. Khedher, S.M. Eldin, B.M. Fadhl and M.I. Khan, Catalysts, 12, 1386 (2022); https://doi.org/10.3390/catal12111386
  2. J. Mehta, K. Pathania and S.V. Pawar, Sustain. Food Technol., 3, 947 (2025); https://doi.org/10.1039/D5FB00122F
  3. P. Lakhani, D. Bhanderi and C.K. Modi, J. Nanopart. Res., 26, 148 (2024); https://doi.org/10.1007/s11051-024-06053-9
  4. F.J. Tovar-Lopez, Sensors, 23, 5406 (2023); https://doi.org/10.3390/s23125406
  5. M.Z. Ul Abidin, M. Ikram, S. Moeen, G. Nazir, M.B. Kanoun and S. Goumri-Said, Coord. Chem. Rev., 520, 216158 (2024); https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ccr.2024.216158
  6. S.G. Divakara and B. Mahesh, Results Eng., 21, 101702 (2024); https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rineng.2023.101702
  7. S.J. Salih and W.M. Mahmood, Heliyon, 9, e16601 (2023); https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e16601
  8. F.G. Silva, J. Depeyrot, A.F.C. Campos, R. Aquino, D. Fiorani and D. Peddis, J. Nanosci. Nanotechnol., 19, 4888 (2019); https://doi.org/10.1166/jnn.2019.16877
  9. S. Nawale, K. Deshmukh, K. Gurav, A. Keche and K.M. Jadhav, AIP Conf. Proc., 3198, 020024 (2025); https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0248448.
  10. K.K. Deshmukh, S.P. Nawale, K.A. Gurav, S. Bhagat, A.P. Keche and K.M. Jadhav, Ceram. Int., 51, 38039 (2025); https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ceramint.2025.06.043
  11. G. Rana, P. Dhiman, A. Kumar, D.-V.N. Vo, G. Sharma, S. Sharma, and M. Naushad, Chem. Eng. Res. Design, 175, 182 (2021); https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cherd.2021.08.040
  12. A.N. Nabeel, A. Jain, R. Kumar, S. Sharma, C. Li, S.P. Dwivedi, K.S. Naidu, S. Gupta, A. Kumar, M. Abbas and K.A. Mohammed, Ionics, 31, 1233 (2025); https://doi.org/10.1007/s11581-024-05971-x
  13. J. Patra and V.K. Verma, Nano-Struct. Nano-Objects, 42, 101458 (2025); https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nanoso.2025.101458
  14. Y.P. Ubale, P.S. Patil, S.S. Gawali, S.V. Rathod and K.M. Jadhav, Appl. Phys., A Mater. Sci. Process., 131, 237 (2025); https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-025-08383-4
  15. Y.P. Ubale, P.S. Patil, S.S. Gawali, S.K. Modi, K.B. Modi and K.M. Jadhav, J. Supercond. Nov. Magn., 38, 93 (2025); https://doi.org/10.1007/s10948-025-06935-6
  16. Y.P. Ubale, P.S. Patil; S.S. Gawali and K.M. Jadhav, AIP Conf. Proc., 3198, 020016 (2025); https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0248343
  17. S. Bhattacharya and S.K. Samanta, Chem. Rev., 116, 11967 (2016); https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemrev.6b00221
  18. M. Arif, H. Raza and T. Akhter, RSC Adv., 14, 24604 (2024); https://doi.org/10.1039/D4RA04128C
  19. T.J. Merkel, K.P. Herlihy, J. Nunes, R.M. Orgel, J.P. Rolland and J.M. DeSimone, Langmuir, 26, 13086 (2010); https://doi.org/10.1021/la903890h
  20. H.J. Kwon, K. Shin, M. Soh, H. Chang, J. Kim, J. Lee, G. Ko, B.H. Kim, D. Kim and T. Hyeon, Adv. Mater., 30, 1704290 (2018); https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.201704290
  21. A.A. Nawpute, S.D. Tapsale, S.S. Gawali, S.P. More and K.M. Jadhav, J. Electron. Mater., 53, 2250 (2024); https://doi.org/10.1007/s11664-024-10971-8
  22. P.G. Shinde, S.M. Wani, M.T. Kotkar, A.G. Patil and K.M. Jadhav, J. Mater. Sci. Mater. Electron., 36, 1566 (2025); https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-025-15638-6
  23. T. Vigneswari and P. Raji, J. Mol. Struct., 1127, 515 (2017); https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molstruc.2016.07.116
  24. S. Gopale, M.R. Patil, R.M. Borade, J.M. Bhandari and K.M. Jadhav, Adv. Mater. Res., 1169, 79 (2022); https://doi.org/10.4028/p-95jpl8
  25. R.G. Andrade, D. Ferreira, S.R.S. Veloso, C. Santos-Pereira, E.M.S. Castanheira, M. Côrte-Real and L.R. Rodrigues, Pharmaceutics, 14, 2694 (2022); https://doi.org/10.3390/pharmaceutics14122694
  26. S.S. Thomas, I.H. Joe, P. Aswathy, E. Mathew and A.A. Noble, Mater. Sci. Eng. B, 297, 116696 (2023); https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mseb.2023.116696
  27. P.R. Tiwari, R.P. Singh, K. Bharati, A.C. Yadav, B.C. Yadav, A. Singh, M.P. Singh and S. Kumar, J. Dispers. Sci. Technol., 45, 2155 (2024); https://doi.org/10.1080/01932691.2023.2256383
  28. B.J. Rani, B. Saravanakumar, G. Ravi, V. Ganesh, S. Ravichandran and R. Yuvakkumar, J. Mater. Sci. Mater. Electron., 36, 1059 (2025); https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-025-15093-3
  29. K. Verma, N. Goyal, M. Singh, M. Singh and R.K. Kotnala, Results Phys., 13, 102212 (2019); https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rinp.2019.102212
  30. S. Nasiri, M. Rabiei, A. Palevicius, G. Janusas, A. Vilkauskas, V. Nutalapati and A. Monshi, Nano Trends, 3, 100015 (2023); https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nwnano.2023.100015
  31. P.S. Patil, Y.P. Ubale, S.S. Gawali, M.R. Pai and K.M. Jadhav, Ceram. Int., 50, 54155 (2024); https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ceramint.2024.10.272
  32. R.K. Singh, M. Srivastava, N.K. Prasad and S. Kannan, J. Alloys Compd., 725, 393 (2017); https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2017.07.113
  33. L. Glasser, J. Chem. Educ., 88, 581 (2011); https://doi.org/10.1021/ed900046k
  34. M.T. Kotkar, S.M. Wani, P.G. Shinde, A.G. Patil and K.M. Jadhav, Solid State Commun., 400, 115914 (2025); https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssc.2025.115914
  35. K. Venkateswarlu, M. Sandhyarani, T.A. Nellaippan and N. Rameshbabu, Proc. Mater. Sci., 5, 212 (2014); https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mspro.2014.07.260
  36. N. Kumar, B. Roy and J. Das, J. Alloys Compd., 618, 139 (2015); https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2014.08.131
  37. J. Gubicza, L. Balogh, R.J. Hellmig, Y. Estrin and T. Ungár, Mater. Sci. Eng. A, 400-401, 334 (2005); https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msea.2005.03.042
  38. B.V. Prasad, B.R. Babu and M.S.R. Prasad, Mater. Sci. Pol., 33, 806 (2015); https://doi.org/10.1515/msp-2015-0111
  39. R. UmashankaraRaja, Y.S. Vidya, H.C. Manjunatha, M. Priyanka, R. Munirathnam, K.M. Rajashekara, S. Manjunatha and E. Krishnakanth, Green Energy Resour., 2, 100059 (2024); https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gerr.2024.100059
  40. O. Hemeda and M. Barakat, J. Magn. Magn. Mater., 223, 127 (2001); https://doi.org/10.1016/S0304-8853(00)00521-7
  41. Q. Zhu, G. Xiao, Y. Cui, W. Yang, S. Wu, G.-H. Cao and Z. Ren, J. Alloys Compd., 878, 160290 (2021); https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2021.160290
  42. M. Patil, M.K. Rendale, S.N. Mathad and R.B. Pujar, Int. J. Self-Propag. High-Temp. Synth., 26, 33 (2017); https://doi.org/10.3103/S1061386217010083
  43. S. Shatooti and M. Mozaffari, Sci. Rep., 14, 12992 (2024); https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-64016-5
  44. K.V. Bab, G. Satyanarayana, B. Sailaja, G.V. Santosh Kumar, K. Jalaiah and M. Ravi, Results Phys., 9, 55 (2018); https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rinp.2018.01.048
  45. P.S. Patil, M.V. Khedkar, Y.P. Ubale, S.S. Gawali and K.M. Jadhav, J. Mater. Sci. Mater. Electron., 36, 1014 (2025); https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-025-15005-5
  46. S.S. Wanjari, D.V. Nandanwar, K.G. Rewatkar and A.V. Gongal, Nano-Struct. Nano-Objects, 43, 101540 (2025); https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nanoso.2025.101540
  47. S.A. Jadhav, S.B. Somvanshi, S.S. Gawali, K. Zakde and K.M. Jadhav, J. Rare Earths, 42, 488 (2024); https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jre.2023.03.004
  48. S.B. Somvanshi, S.A. Jadhav, S.S. Gawali, K. Zakde and K.M. Jadhav, J. Alloys Compd., 947, 169574 (2023); https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2023.169574
  49. S.A. Jadhav, S.B. Somvanshi, M.V. Khedkar, S.R. Patade and K.M. Jadhav, J. Mater. Sci. Mater. Electron., 31, 11352 (2020); https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-020-03684-1
  50. S.A. Jadhav, A.V. Raut, M.V. Khedkar, S.B. Somvanshi and K.M. Jadhav, Adv. Mater. Res., 1169, 123 (2022); https://doi.org/10.4028/p-f695kb
  51. P.S. Patil, S. Bhagat, R. Kokate and K.M. Jadhav, AIP Conf. Proc., 3198, 020032 (2025); https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0248275
  52. R. Waldron, Phys. Rev., 99, 1727 (1955); https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRev.99.1727
  53. V.K. Mande, J.S. Kounsalye, S.K. Vyawahare and K.M. Jadhav, J. Mater. Sci. Mater. Electron., 30, 56 (2019); https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-018-0252-1
  54. W. Cochran, CRC Crit. Rev. Solid State Sci., 2, 1 (1971); https://doi.org/10.1080/10408437108243425
  55. V.U. Magar, S.V. Rathod, P.S. Patil, S. More and M.K. Babrekar, J. Mater. Sci. Mater. Electron., 35, 967 (2024); https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-024-12705-2
  56. G. Rana, P. Dhiman, A. Kumar, E.A. Dawi and G. Sharma, Chem. Phys. Impact, 8, 100507 (2024); https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chphi.2024.100507
  57. S.V. Rathod, V.U. Magar, S.V. Rajmane, D.R. Sapate and K.M. Jadhav, J. Mater. Sci. Mater. Electron., 36, 191 (2025); https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-025-14227-x
Read More
Author biographies is not available.
Crossref
Scopus
Google Scholar
Europe PMC
Download
PDF
Statistic
Read Counter : 5 Download : 0
PlumX