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Iron Oxide/Reduced Graphene Oxide Composites for the Sensing of Toxic Chemicals

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Iron oxide/rGO nanocomposites are of great importance for its application in sensors, supercapacitors, electrical devices, drug delivery, etc. Due to their extremely good magnetic and electrical properties, they have been widely studied by researchers across the world. Also, the high surface to volume ratio and good adsorption properties makes it extremely useful for the sensing of various toxic chemicals. The properties of this composite depend upon the size and number of iron oxide nanoparticles distributed over the rGO sheet. Therefore, this chapter deals with the synthesis of iron oxide/rGO nanocomposites for its application in the sensing of various toxic chemicals. A detailed study has also been made on the sensing mechanism of various chemicals by iron oxide/rGO nanocomposites. This chapter is primarily helpful for the beginners to understand the synthesis procedures and sensing properties of iron oxide/rGO composites.

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This work was financially supported by Dr. Ramdas Pai and Mrs. Vasanthi Pai endowment fund as acknowledged by one of the author’s Rabina Bhujel.

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  1. Centre for Materials Science and Nanotechnology, Sikkim Manipal Institute of Technology, Sikkim Manipal University, Majhitar, Rangpo, 737136, India

    Rabina Bhujel & Sadhna Rai

  2. Department of Physics, Sikkim Manipal Institute of Technology, Sikkim Manipal University, Majhitar, Rangpo, 737136, India

    Utpal Deka

  3. Department of Chemistry, Sikkim Manipal Institute of Technology, Sikkim Manipal University, Majhitar, Rangpo, 737136, India

    Joydeep Biswas

  4. Department of Physics, National Institute of Technology Manipur, Langol, Imphal, 795004, India

    Bibhu Prasad Swain

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Bhujel, R., Rai, S., Deka, U., Biswas, J., Swain, B.P. (2021). Iron Oxide/Reduced Graphene Oxide Composites for the Sensing of Toxic Chemicals. In: Swain, B.P. (eds) Nanostructured Materials and their Applications. Materials Horizons: From Nature to Nanomaterials. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-8307-0_5

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