Magnesium ferrite is a visible light absorber, and when combined with multiwall carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs), it can lead to low electron-hole recombination rates, thus improving its photocatalytic activity. In this work, a novel MgFe 2 O 4 /CNTs nanocomposite catalyst has been synthesized via anchoring MgFe 2 O 4 nanoparticles onto MWCNTs surface by a sol-gel and microwave-assisted route. The prepared catalyst was characterized by X-ray diffraction, Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy, scanning and transmission electron microscopy, energy-dispersive x-ray analysis and vibrating scanning magnetometry. MgFe 2 O 4 nanoparticles showed a cubic inverse spinel ferrite structure, while MgFe 2 O 4 /CNTs nanohybrids showed combinations of both structures. Morphology studies including Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) analysis confirmed a 40 m 2 g -1 specific surface area with narrow mesoporous size distribution for the MgFe 2 O 4 /CNTs nanocomposite. The photocatalytic performance of the new catalyst was assessed by photodegradation of methylene blue (MB). The experimental results demonstrated that MgFe 2 O 4 /CNTs exhibited strong photocatalytic activity, catalysing the photooxidation of about 98% of MB in 25 minutes under sunlight.
Copper ferrite CuFe2O4 nanoparticles were synthesized by sol-gel method with different annealing temperatures (200, 450, 650 and 850) °C. Structural, morphological, magnetic and electrical properties were studied using X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), vibrating sample magnetometer (VSM) and LCR meter. The XRD patterns showed the system structure in Cu-ferrite had deformed at 650 °C from a cubic to a tetragonal system with apparrent a secondary phase CuO. Lattice constant decreases with increasing annealing temperatures, while crystalline volume increases. The FT-IR spectrum of sample under investigations shows two significant absorption bands, which refer to the formation of a single-phase cubic spinel. Magnetization revealed a soft ferromagnetic behavior for the composition sintered at 850 °C. The saturation magnetization, remnant magnetization, and coercivity were 32 emu.g−1, 11.64 emu.g−1, 517.16 emu.g−1, respectively. The electrical measurement of sample shows decrease in the real and imaginary part of dielectric constant with increasing frequency while and AC conductivity increasing.
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The main idea in this research used quercetin (QT) as a stabilizing agent to prepare CuO nanoparticle (NPs). QT is a pigment which exists from plants, fruits, and in some medicines. It contains numerous hydroxyl groups, works as a complexing agent and a self-assembly agent. The prepared CuO-NPs were characterized by Fourier transformed infrared (FT-IR), X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning and transmission electron microscopy (SEM and TEM), and energy-dispersive X-ray analysis (EDX). The structure investigation confirm that the CuO-NPs were polycrystalline nature having a monoclinic crystalline form and showed (111̅ ) and (111) preferential orientations. The estimated particle sizes by XRD, TEM, and SEM ranged from 12.03 to 15.3 nm. Surface analysis displayed that homogeneously distributed CuO-NPs with a spherical shape. On the other hand, synthesized CuO-NPs were tested for anticancer activity on the human breast. The infected cell (MCF-7) uses MTT (3-(4,5-dimethyl-2-triazolyl)-2,5-diphenyl-2tetrazolium bromide) test. The inferred CuO-NPs clarify high anticancer cytotoxicity of the (MCF-7) with an IC50 μM value of 57.6 and 42.8 µg/mL for 24 and 72 h respectively.
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