Synthesis, characterization and multifunctional studies of clay doped CoFe2O4 nanocomposite using neem leaves
摘要
The current work reports the synthesis of cobalt ferrite (CoFe2O4) and clay doped CoFe2O4 (CFO) nanocomposite using solution combustion and reflux method. The clay/CFO was confirmed by using XRD, FTIR, HRTEM, EDAX and UV–Visible spectroscopy. In photocatalysis study, malachite green (MG) dye was successfully degraded effectively using clay (81.3%), CFO (62.3%) and clay/CFO (98.2%) at 120 min with following first-order kinetics. The antioxidant property of nanocomposite was enhanced significantly against 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical with IC50 value 2714.01 mg/mL. Electrochemically, lower reversibility combined with higher diffusion coefficient and impedance values resulted in enhanced electrochemical properties. The supercapacitance values of CFO (307.69 F/g) and clay/CFO (555.55 F/g) were estimated at 2 A/g using galvanostatic charge–discharge (GCD) analysis. The produced electrodes were utilized to detect Cr+6 and Hg+2 sensors using cyclic voltammetry (CV) and differential pulse voltammetry (DPV) techniques. Cr+6 and Hg+2 ion concentrations ranged from 0 to 150 mM, with low detection limits of 21.76 mM for Cr+6 and 25.76 mM for Hg+2. These produced electrodes demonstrated remarkable electrochemical detection of Cr+6 and Hg+2 ions.