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Characterization of microstructural and optical CoFe2O4/SiO2 ferrite nanocomposite for photodegradation of methylene blue

  • Received: 23 October 2018 Accepted: 07 January 2019 Published: 14 January 2019
  • In this research, the CoFe2O4 and CoFe2O4/SiO2 nanocomposites have been synthesized using the co-precipitation method, and the microstructural properties of the samples were characterized using X-ray diffraction methods (XRD). The photodegradation activity of methylene blue for both nanocomposites were also investigated. The XRD pattern of CoFe2O4/SiO2 nanocomposites revealed that the sample was polycrystalline and had a spinel crystal structure with group space of Fd3m. The size of crystallite nanoparticle is 29.4 ± 0.2 nm for CoFe2O4/SiO2 and 26.8 ± 0.2 nm for CoFe2O4. The CoFe2O4/SiO2 nanocomposites have smaller optical band gap compared to bare CoFe2O4 due to smaller surface defect and larger particles size. The CoFe2O4/SiO2 nanocomposites showed a more energetic photodegradation activity of methylene blue than CoFe2O4. The encapsulation of the SiO2 matrix on the surface CoFe2O4 nanoparticles enhances the photodegradation activity. Based on the result, nanocomposites CoFe2O4/SiO2 and CoFe2O4 are prospective as nano-photocatalyst and nano-adsorbent for organic pollutants.

    Citation: Muhammad Yakob, Hamdani Umar, Puji Wahyuningsih, Rachmad Almi Putra. Characterization of microstructural and optical CoFe2O4/SiO2 ferrite nanocomposite for photodegradation of methylene blue[J]. AIMS Materials Science, 2019, 6(1): 45-51. doi: 10.3934/matersci.2019.1.45

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  • In this research, the CoFe2O4 and CoFe2O4/SiO2 nanocomposites have been synthesized using the co-precipitation method, and the microstructural properties of the samples were characterized using X-ray diffraction methods (XRD). The photodegradation activity of methylene blue for both nanocomposites were also investigated. The XRD pattern of CoFe2O4/SiO2 nanocomposites revealed that the sample was polycrystalline and had a spinel crystal structure with group space of Fd3m. The size of crystallite nanoparticle is 29.4 ± 0.2 nm for CoFe2O4/SiO2 and 26.8 ± 0.2 nm for CoFe2O4. The CoFe2O4/SiO2 nanocomposites have smaller optical band gap compared to bare CoFe2O4 due to smaller surface defect and larger particles size. The CoFe2O4/SiO2 nanocomposites showed a more energetic photodegradation activity of methylene blue than CoFe2O4. The encapsulation of the SiO2 matrix on the surface CoFe2O4 nanoparticles enhances the photodegradation activity. Based on the result, nanocomposites CoFe2O4/SiO2 and CoFe2O4 are prospective as nano-photocatalyst and nano-adsorbent for organic pollutants.


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