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Title:
Structural, Magnetic, Optical Properties and Photocatalytic Activity of Nanocrystalline Cobalt Ferrite Prepared by Three Different Methods
Authors: Samah Samy Selima , , Wafaa Abdallah Bayoumy , Mohamed Khairy , Mahmoud Ahmed Mousa Samah Samy Selima 1,* , Wafaa Abdallah Bayoumy 1 , Mohamed Khairy 1,2 , Mahmoud Ahmed Mousa 1
Year: 2021
Keywords: Mater. Science
Journal: Biointerface Research in Applied Chemistry
Volume: 12
Issue: 1
Pages: 1335 - 1351
Publisher: Platinum Open Access Journal (ISSN:2069-5837
Local/International: International
Paper Link: Not Available
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Abstract:

Cobalt ferrite (CoFe2O4) is an interesting material due to its rich physical properties. In order to study the influence of synthetic methods on the crystalline and morphological structure, optical and magnetic properties of the CoFe2O4, we synthesized here the CoFe2O4 by three different methods, including the chemical co-precipitation method, sol-gel method, and ceramic method. The resulting powders were characterized by different analyses: XRD, SEM, TEM, BET, FTIR, UV-Vis, PL, XPS, and surface acidity. The characterization results showed a significant variation in the structural, particle size, surface area, and optical properties of pure cobalt ferrite with changing the synthetic method. Both XRD and FTIR analyses confirm the formation of the cubic spinel phase, where the crystallite size changes from 21 to 36 nm. XPS analyses demonstrated the effect of the synthetic method on the cation distribution at the tetrahedral and octahedral sites in the spinel ferrite lattice. The magnetic properties of the prepared samples were studied at room temperature using the vibrating sample magnetometer (VSM) and found to be strongly dependent on the synthetic method and showed either ferromagnetic or super-paramagnetic character. The cobalt ferrite samples showed high photocatalytic activity against Basic Red 18 (BR 18) dye under visible light irradiation. The effects of particle size, surface areas, and morphology on the photocatalytic activity were discussed and the positive holes are suggested to be the major active species of the dye dissociation.

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