A facile approach for the synthesis of porous hematite and magnetite nanoparticles through sol-gel self-combustion.
Imene GritliAfrah BardaouiJamila Ben NaceurSalah AmmarMohammad Abu HaijaSherif Mohamed Abdel Salam KeshkRadhouane ChtourouPublished in: Turkish journal of chemistry (2021)
Porous magnetite (Fe 3 O 4 ) and hematite (α-Fe 2 O 3 ) nanoparticles were prepared via the sol-gel auto-combustion method. The gels were prepared by reacting ferric nitrates (as oxidants) with starch (as fuel) at an elevated temperature of 200 °C. Different ratios (Φ) of ferric nitrates to starch were used for the synthesis (Φ = fuel/oxidant). The synthesized iron oxides were characterized by Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction (XRD) spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), Brunauer-Emmet-Teller (BET) and vibrating sample magnetometer (VSM) analysis techniques. The crystal structure, morphology, and specific surface area of the iron oxide nanoparticles (Fe 3 O 4 and α-Fe 2 O 3 ) were found to be dependent on the starch content. The FT-IR, XRD and VSM analysis of the iron oxides for Φ = 0.3 and 0.7 confirmed the formation of the α-Fe 2 O 3 core, whereas at Φ = 1, 1.7, and 2 showed that Fe 3 O 4 cores were formed with the highest saturation magnetization of 60.36 emu/g at Φ = 1. The morphology of the Fe 3 O 4 nanoparticles exhibited a quasi-spherical shape, while α-Fe 2 O 3 nanoparticles appeared polygonal and formed clusters. The highest specific surface area was found to be 48 m 2 g - 1 for Φ = 1.7 owing to the rapid thermal decomposition process. Type II and type III isotherms indicated mesoporous structures.
Keyphrases
- electron microscopy
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- iron oxide nanoparticles
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- magnetic resonance imaging
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