Magnetic and optical properties of green synthesized nickel ferrite nanoparticles and its application into photocatalysis
- 8 September 2021
- journal article
- research article
- Published by IOP Publishing in Nanotechnology
- Vol. 32 (50), 505725
- https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6528/ac24c2
Abstract
Spinel NiFe2O4 nanoparticles have been synthesized via hydrothermal route using Mangifera Indica flower extract (MIFE) as a green surfactant and reducing agent. X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) have been used to determine the structure and morphology. The formation of single-phase, monodisperse NiFe2O4 with mixed morphology, the predominant shape being of equiaxed nanoparticles having an average particle size ~45 nm, is observed. The thermal magnetization of as-synthesized NiFe2O4 nanoparticles shows ferromagnetic to paramagnetic phase transition at Tc~825K. These nanoparticles show a very high saturation magnetization (Ms) value of 55 emu/g close to the bulk material and amongst the highest reported values for green synthesized NiFe2O4. This material has a coercivity (Hc) of 0.15 kOe and remanent magnetization (Mr) of 8.5 emu/g. The as-synthesized NiFe2O4 nanoparticles show bandgap energy of 2.02 eV, derived from UV-Vis absorption measurement, which is suitable for effective solar photocatalytic reactions. When exposed to sunlight in the presence of as-synthesized NiFe2O4 nanoparticles, 93% of MB-dye degradation is measured in 80 minutes, indicating excellent photocatalytic properties. Based on the as-synthesized NiFe2O4 nanoparticles' observed properties, the effectiveness of MIFE as an environmentally friendly surfactant, and the low-cost dye-degradation prospects of green synthetic NiFe2O4 are affirmed.Keywords
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