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Microwave-mediated synthesis of spinel CuAl2O4 nanocomposites for enhanced electrochemical and catalytic performance

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The present study explores synthesis of spinel copper aluminate nanocomposites (CuAl2O4 NCs) for electrochemical applications and solvent-free synthesis of xanthanedione derivatives. CuAl2O4 NCs were synthesized from copper nitrate and aluminum nitrate with/without use of sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) by aqueous precipitation and microwave-assisted (MW) technique. As-synthesized CuAl2O4 NCs were characterized structurally and morphologically using X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis, Fourier-transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy, diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (DRS), energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), Raman spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and atomic force microscopy (AFM). Formation of cubic spinel structure after calcination at 900 °C was confirmed by XRD analysis, while Raman, XPS, and EDS validated the composition and purity. TEM revealed that the particles had uniform nanosphere shape with average size of 10 nm for microwave-assisted with surfactant (MWS-CuAl2O4), while aqueous precipitation with surfactant (APS-CuAl2O4) NCs exhibited nanograins with particle size of 17 nm. AFM revealed higher surface roughness for MWS-CuAl2O4 NCs than APS-CuAl2O4 NCs. The electrochemical performance of the CuAl2O4 NCs was examined in aqueous Na2SO4 (1 M) as electrolyte using cyclic voltammetry (CV), revealing that the MWS-CuAl2O4 NCs demonstrated high specific capacitance (125 F g−1 at current density of 0.5 mA cm−2). Furthermore, one-pot, facile, eco-friendly MWS-CuAl2O4 NC-catalyzed synthesis of xanthanediones was developed, exhibiting excellent yield and reusability with negligible reduction in efficiency even after four consecutive cycles.

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MWS-CuAl2O4 NCs showed enhanced electrochemical and catalytic performance.

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Abbreviations

NCs:

Nanocomposites

SDS:

Sodium dodecyl sulfate

AP:

Aqueous precipitation

MW:

Microwave

MWS:

Microwave-assisted with surfactant (SDS)

APS:

Aqueous precipitation with surfactant (SDS)

XRD:

X-ray diffraction

FT-IR:

Fourier-transform infrared

DRS:

Diffuse reflectance spectroscopy

EDS:

Energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy

XPS:

X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy

SEM:

Scanning electron microscopy

TEM:

Transmission electron microscopy

AFM:

Atomic force microscopy

CV:

Cyclic voltammetry

RBF:

Round-bottomed flask

TLC:

Thin-layer chromatography

JCPDS:

Joint Committee on Powder Diffraction Standards

SERB:

Science and Engineering Research Board

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R.G.C. thanks the Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), India for providing a research grant (no. SB/EMEQ-366/2014) under the scheme “Empowerment and Equity Opportunities for Excellence in Science”.

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  1. Post Graduate Department of Chemistry, Seth Kesarimal Porwal College of Arts, Commerce and Science, Kamptee, 441001, India

    Ratiram Gomaji Chaudhary

  2. Post Graduate Teaching Department Chemistry, Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University, Nagpur, 440033, India

    Vaishali N. Sonkusare & Harjeet D. Juneja

  3. Department of Chemistry, Visvesvaraya National Institute Technology (VNIT), Nagpur, 440010, India

    Ganesh S. Bhusari

  4. Discipline of Inorganic Materials and Catalysis, Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research, CSIR-Central Salt and Marine Chemical Research Institute, Bhavnagar, 364002, India

    Aniruddha Mondal

  5. Department of Physics, Sree Vidhyaniketan Engineering College, Tirupati, 517102, India

    Dadamia PMD Shaik

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Chaudhary, R.G., Sonkusare, V.N., Bhusari, G.S. et al. Microwave-mediated synthesis of spinel CuAl2O4 nanocomposites for enhanced electrochemical and catalytic performance. Res Chem Intermed 44, 2039–2060 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11164-017-3213-z

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