Spinel Ferrite Materials: Fundamentals, Progress, and Applications provides a systematic and comprehensive review of the latest research in ferrite materials to assist students, researchers, and practitioners. The book focuses on the synthesis methodology; the structural, electrical, and magnetic properties; and various applications of spinel ferrites. The book pays particular attention to synthesis techniques and subsequent applications in biomedicine, microwave absorption, nanoelectronics, wastewater treatment, sensing, and photocatalysis.
Table of Contents
1. Spinel Ferrites: introduction, types and structural analysis 2. Recent progress in chemical synthesis techniques of spinel ferrites 3. Review on various techniques to estimate the cations distribution in spinel ferrites 4. Effect of irradiation on the structural, electrical and magnetic properties of spinel ferrites 5. Basic theories responsible for electrical and magnetic properties in spinel ferrites 6. Effect of synthesis techniques on the electric and magnetic properties of spinel ferrites 7. Substitutional effects on the electrical and magnetic properties of spinel ferrites 8. Bio-medical applications of spinel ferrite nanoparticles 9. Spinel ferrites as a microwave absorbing material 10. Spinel ferrite applications in nanoelectronics 11. Spinel ferrites for waste water treatment applications 12. Spinel ferrites as gas sensors 13. Photo-Fenton applications of spinel ferrites 14. Pressure induced analysis on the structural, opto-electronic, magnetic and thermoelectric
Authors
Gagan Kumar Bhargava Professor, Department of Physics, Bahra University, Waknaghat, Solan, Himachal Pradesh, India.
Gagan Kumar Bhargava is a Professor in the Department of Physics at Bahra University, Waknaghat, India and adjunct faculty at Graphic Era (Deemed to be University), Dehradun, India. His current research interests cover the synthesis of nanomaterials for antenna applications, EMI shielding applications, electromagnet applications, and cancer treatment.
Pankaj Sharma Professor, Applied Science Department, National Institute of Technical Teachers Training & Research (NITTTR), Chandigarh, India.
Pankaj Sharma is a professor in the Applied Science Department, National Institute of Technical Teachers Training & Research, Chandigarh, India. He is an experimentalist by inclination, and his research interests include the development of nanomaterials for various energy, optoelectronic, and biomedical applications.
Sagar E Shirsath Visiting Fellow, University of New South Wales, Kennington, Sydney, Australia.
Sagar E. Shirsath is a visiting fellow at the University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia. His research is mainly focused on nanostructured materials, magnetism and magnetic materials, ferroelectric/piezoelectric materials, spintronics, and electro-/magneto-caloric and multiferroic materials.
Sanjeev Kumar Professor and Head, Department of Physics, Chandigarh University, Gharuan, Mohali, Punjab, India.
Dr. Sanjeev Kumar is currently working as Professor and Head, at Department of Physics, Chandigarh University. He has received his Ph.D. in Physics from the University of Hyderabad in the field of Experimental Condensed Matter Physics. His research interests include Interplay of Superconductivity and Magnetism in bulk and low-dimensional materials. During the career he remained Visiting Fellow at Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai, India and worked as Visiting Scientist at UM-DAE Centre for Excellence in basic Sciences, Mumbai India. He has published more than 35 research papers in peer reviewed International Journals of repute like Physical Review Letters, Physical Review B, Applied Physics letters, Journal of Applied Physicsand conference proceedings. He has more than 12 years of Teaching, Research and administrative experience.
Sumit Bhardwaj Assistant Professor at Department of Physics, Chandigarh University, Gharuan, Mohali, Punjab, India.
Dr. Sumit Bhardwaj has obtained his M.Tech. degree in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering from Thapar University, India and Ph.D. degree in Materials Science and Engineering from National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur, India. His current research interests are in the field of ferrite, multiferroic, and composite materials. He has more than 12 years of research and teaching experience. Before joining to Chandigarh University, he has worked at Punjab Engineering College (Deemed to be University), Chandigarh, India. He has published more than 23 research papers in different peer reviewed international journals and 3 book chapters and also edited 1 book. He has supervised two M. Tech. dissertations, and currently he is supervising three Ph.D. students. He has also edited 2 books.
