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MATERIALS CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS
卷 292, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA
DOI: 10.1016/j.matchemphys.2022.126799
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Ferrite; Polyvinyl alcohol; Methylene blue; Escherichia coli; Staphylococcus aureus
In this study, zinc ferrite nanoparticles with controlled morphology were synthesized using a less explored coprecipitation technique. The presence of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) as a mediator resulted in larger crystallite size, refined morphology, smaller particle size, and higher surface to volume ratio of the zinc ferrite nanoparticles. The sample exhibited narrow bandgap energy, ferrimagnetic behavior, and showed photocatalytic and antibacterial activity.
In the present study, a less explored morphology controlling synthesis technique - coprecipitation was used in the synthesis of zinc ferrite nanoparticles. Zinc ferrite nanoparticles were synthesized in the presence and absence polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) mediation by maintaining the other parameters constant. The crystallite size, determined by X-ray diffraction technique was greater for PVA mediated zinc ferrite (67 nm) compared to the zinc ferrite synthesized in the absence of PVA (52 nm). The morphology of the samples was analyzed using scanning electron microscopy technique. The use of PVA as surfactant resulted in reduced agglomeration, refined morphology, smaller particle size and hence high surface to volume ratio of the zinc ferrite nanoparticles. The PVA mediated zinc ferrite was further characterized. The optical, magnetic, photocatalytic and antibacterial properties of the sample were determined. The sample had a narrow optical bandgap energy of 1.98 eV. It exhibited ferrimagnetic behaviour suggesting the formation of mixed spinel structured zinc ferrite with zinc and oxygen vacancies. Photocatalytic efficiency of the sample was determined by degrading methylene blue in the presence of sunlight and halogen lamp. The antibacterial activity of the sample was studied against Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus.
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