TY - JOUR
T1 - Structural characterization of green synthesized magnetic mesoporous Fe3O4NPs@ME
AU - Vinayagam, Ramesh
AU - Zhou, Chenxi
AU - Pai, Shraddha
AU - Varadavenkatesan, Thivaharan
AU - Narasimhan, Manoj Kumar
AU - Narayanasamy, Selvaraju
AU - Selvaraj, Raja
N1 - Funding Information:
Chenxi Zhou is thankful to AIESEC ? India, MIT, MAHE, Manipal student exchange program for being selected as an intern to work in this project. The authors are grateful to the Department of Chemical Engineering, Manipal Institute of Technology (MIT), Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE) for providing lab facilities and equipment to perform this study. The authors thank DST PURSE Laboratory, Mangalore University, Mangalagangotri for providing the FE-SEM and EDS facilities. In addition, they acknowledge the Nanotechnology Research Centre (NRC), SRMIST for providing the VSM and XPS characterization facilities.
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PY - 2021/4/1
Y1 - 2021/4/1
N2 - Mesoporous magnetite nanoparticles (Fe3O4NPs) were synthesized by using the leaf extract of Mussaenda erythrophylla (ME) by a cheap and simple method – green synthesis. The synthesized Fe3O4NPs@ME were characterized by various techniques. A strong absorption spectrum without any specific peak in the UV–vis image designated the formation of iron-containing nanoparticles. XRD image confirmed the presence of only magnetite and the purity was ascertained by the absence of other forms of iron-containing nanoparticles. The average crystallite size was calculated as 18.58 nm and the lattice parameter was 8.38 Å which was close to the magnetite standards. FE-SEM image portrayed spherical aggregates and EDS showed signature peaks for Fe and O elements. XPS image showed the presence of peaks for oxygen, ferrous, and ferric ions which are consistent with magnetite along with carbon on the surface. Mesoporous structure (5.78 nm) was affirmed by BET results which showed a higher surface area (174.15 m2/g) than the commercial one. The FTIR bands obtained at 454.25 and 667.39 cm−1 corresponded to the distinctive Fe–O linkage, substantiating the formation of magnetite. The stability of the magnetite at very high temperature was validated by TGA results which showed a 15% total reduction in weight. The magnetite showed superparamagnetism with a low saturation magnetization value (5.14 emu/g) which confirmed the existence of non-magnetic surface layers arising from the phytomolecules residing in the leaf extract of M. erythrophylla. Hence, the pure, crystalline, and mesoporous Fe3O4NPs@ME with large surface area obtained by the above-mentioned facile procedure will surely make an impact in many areas such as catalysis, adsorption, and biomedical engineering.
AB - Mesoporous magnetite nanoparticles (Fe3O4NPs) were synthesized by using the leaf extract of Mussaenda erythrophylla (ME) by a cheap and simple method – green synthesis. The synthesized Fe3O4NPs@ME were characterized by various techniques. A strong absorption spectrum without any specific peak in the UV–vis image designated the formation of iron-containing nanoparticles. XRD image confirmed the presence of only magnetite and the purity was ascertained by the absence of other forms of iron-containing nanoparticles. The average crystallite size was calculated as 18.58 nm and the lattice parameter was 8.38 Å which was close to the magnetite standards. FE-SEM image portrayed spherical aggregates and EDS showed signature peaks for Fe and O elements. XPS image showed the presence of peaks for oxygen, ferrous, and ferric ions which are consistent with magnetite along with carbon on the surface. Mesoporous structure (5.78 nm) was affirmed by BET results which showed a higher surface area (174.15 m2/g) than the commercial one. The FTIR bands obtained at 454.25 and 667.39 cm−1 corresponded to the distinctive Fe–O linkage, substantiating the formation of magnetite. The stability of the magnetite at very high temperature was validated by TGA results which showed a 15% total reduction in weight. The magnetite showed superparamagnetism with a low saturation magnetization value (5.14 emu/g) which confirmed the existence of non-magnetic surface layers arising from the phytomolecules residing in the leaf extract of M. erythrophylla. Hence, the pure, crystalline, and mesoporous Fe3O4NPs@ME with large surface area obtained by the above-mentioned facile procedure will surely make an impact in many areas such as catalysis, adsorption, and biomedical engineering.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.matchemphys.2021.124323
DO - 10.1016/j.matchemphys.2021.124323
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85100097374
SN - 0254-0584
VL - 262
JO - Materials Chemistry and Physics
JF - Materials Chemistry and Physics
M1 - 124323
ER -