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Influence of temperature on structure, morphology, and magnetic property of graphene–MnFe2O4 nanocomposites synthesized by a combined hydrothermal/co-precipitation method

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Combination of co-precipitation and hydrothermal methods is a promising route to synthesize various materials. Herein, we synthesized reduced graphene oxide/manganese ferrite (rGO/MnFe2O4) nanocomposites through combining a co-precipitation reaction of Mn2+ and Fe3+ ions in GO solution with subsequent hydrothermal treatment at different temperatures (80, 130, and 180 °C). The resulting rGO/MnFe2O4 nanocomposites were characterized using X-ray diffractometry, Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy, scanning and transmission electron microscopy, and magnetic measurements at room temperature. The influence of hydrothermal temperature on structural, morphological, magnetic and As(III) adsorption properties of rGO/MnFe2O4 nanocomposites was studied. Increasing hydrothermal temperature leads to better crystallinity, magnetic properties, and As(III) adsorption capacity. At the hydrothermal temperature of 180 °C, the resulting rGO/MnFe2O4 nanocomposites exhibited a crystalline size of 37.2 nm, saturated magnetization of 22.7 emu/g, and As(III) removal efficiency of 83% at neutral pH (pH ≈ 7).

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This research is funded by Vietnam National Foundation for Science and Technology Development (NAFOSTED) under Grant number 103.02-2015.100.

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Thu, T.V., Thao, V.D. Influence of temperature on structure, morphology, and magnetic property of graphene–MnFe2O4 nanocomposites synthesized by a combined hydrothermal/co-precipitation method. Appl. Phys. A 124, 675 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-018-2092-5

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