Effect of Ce Ions Doped NiFe₂O₄ Magnetic Nanoparticles on Photocatalytic Degradation of Rhodamine B and Antibacterial Activities.

J Nanosci Nanotechnol

Department of Chemistry, University College of Engineering, Bharathidasan Institute of Technology Campus, Anna University, Mandaiyur, Tiruchirappalli 620024, Tamil Nadu, India.

Published: November 2021

In this study, spinel NiCeFeO₄ ( = 0.0 - 0.5) nanoparticles (NPs) was synthesized by microwave combustion technique (MCT) utilizing the fuel of Aloe vera plant extract. The establishment of spinel cubic crystal structure was ensured by powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD) technique. The particles like nanostructured morphology were confirmed by high-resolution scanning electron microscope (HRSEM). Energy dispersive X-ray (EDX) studies confirmed the formation of spinel ferrite structure and ensured that no other elements were present. Magnetic parameters such as remanant magnetisation (Mr), coercivity (He) and saturation magnetization (Ms) were calculated from the magnetic hysteresis (M-H) loops, which exhibited ferromagnetic behaviour. The photocatalytic behavior was investigated by visible light treatment for the photocatalytic degradation (PCD) of rhodamine B (Rh-B) dye and the sample NiCeFeO₄ exhibits higher PCD efficiency (93.88%) than other compositions. The antibacterial activities of gram-positive S. gramnegative and have been investigated using undoped and Ce substituted NiFe₂O₄ NPs and observed higher activity, which indicated that, they can be used in the bio-medical applications.

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