This article presents a study on obtaining Ni, Zn ferrite starting from Fe(III), Ni (II), Zn (II) nitrates and some polyols: 1,2-propane diol, 1,3-propane diol and glycerol. While heating, a redox reaction takes place between nitrate anion and polyol, with formation of carboxylate type precursors. The obtained precursors have been investigated by thermal analysis, FT-IR spectrometry and atomic absorption spectroscopy. The thermal decomposition of the synthesized precursors up to 350 °C leads to the formation of Ni, Zn ferrite as unique phase, evidenced by XRD. The average diameter of the ferrite crystallites, estimated from XRD data, takes values within the range 20–50 nm, depending on the annealing temperature. Transmission Electron Microscopy has evidenced the obtaining of spherical, agglomerated nanoparticles. The magnetic properties of the synthesized samples, measured in cvasistatic magnetic field (50 Hz) are characteristic for the Ni, Zn ferrite nanoparticles, with narrow hysteresis cycle and values of the saturation magnetization <70 emu/g.
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