Nanocrystalline Ce-doped copper ferrite: synthesis, characterization, and its photocatalyst application

• Published in: Journal of materials science. Materials in electronics Vol. 27; no. 11; pp. 11691 - 11697
• Main Authors: Rahimi-Nasrabadi, Mehdi, Behpour, Mohsen, Sobhani-Nasab, Ali, Jeddy, Mansoureh Rangraz
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Springer US 01.11.2016; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Characterization and Evaluation of Materials; Chemistry and Materials Science; Copper; Dyes; Ferrite; Magnetic properties; Materials Science; Nanoparticles; Optical and Electronic Materials; Photocatalysis; Photocatalysts; Synthesis; Ferrite; Oxidative Dehydrogenation; Methyl Orange; Energy Dispersive Spectrometry; CuFe2O4
• ISSN: 0957-4522; 1573-482X
• DOI: 10.1007/s10854-016-5305-8

In the current study and attempt is made to synthesized the cerium-doped copper ferrite nanoparticles (CuFe 2−x Ce x O 4 ) through an auto-combustion method with the aid of nitrate precursors such as copper(II), iron(III), and cerium(III (in an aqueous solution. Besides, the effect of different concentrations of various type of capping agents such as lactose and glucose on the morphology and particle size of final products was investigated. The structural, morphological, and optical properties of as-obtained products were characterized extensively by techniques such as FT-IR, XRD, EDX, SEM, TEM, and UV–vis. Furthermore, the magnetic property of as-prepared CuFe 2−x Ce x O 4 nanoparticles was also investigated with vibrating sample magnetometer at room temperature. Moreover, the as-prepared Ce-doped CuFe 2 O 4 nanoparticles were used as efficient photocatalyst for the photocatalytic degradation of harmful organic dye, i.e. methyl orange under ultraviolet light.