Lopez Medina Javier Alonso, Domínguez David, Pizá Pedro, Liu Guoduan, Velez Camilo, Reyes Gómez Faustino, Farías Mario Humberto, Caudillo-Flores Uriel, Soto Herrera Gerardo, Tiznado Hugo, Mejía-Salazar Jorge Ricardo
SECIHTI - IxM - Centro de Nanociencias y Nanotecnología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ensenada, B.C. C.P. 22800, México.
Centro de Nanociencias y Nanotecnología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ensenada, B.C. C.P. 22800, México.
ACS Omega. 2025 Apr 26;10(17):17595-17610. doi: 10.1021/acsomega.4c11468. eCollection 2025 May 6.
This work focuses on fabricating a photocatalyst nanocomposite based on MnFeO@ZnO for degrading Red Amaranth azo dye. Manganese ferrite (MnFeO) magnetic nanoparticles were synthesized via a hydrothermal method, while a ZnO thin film, acting as the photoactive layer, was deposited on the magnetic cores using the atomic layer deposition (ALD) technique. X-ray diffraction (XRD) confirmed the spinel ferrite structure of MnFeO and the hexagonal wurtzite phase of ZnO. The crystallite size, determined from the (311) peak, was 36.5 nm; this value was consistent with the average size of 33.2 nm measured by transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Magnetic characterization via vibrating sample magnetometry (VSM) at room temperature revealed a superparamagnetic behavior, determined by a very small hysteresis loop. The ZnO coating, achieved with 200 ALD cycles, resulted in a degradation efficiency η of approximately 60% for the Red Amaranth dye. Finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) simulations provided theoretical insights into the electromagnetic interactions driving the photodegradation process, supporting the UV-vis absorbance data of the AZO dye. This nanocomposite can be considered as a soft magnetic material that offers promising applications in nanotechnology for environmentally friendly wastewater treatment and remediation.
这项工作聚焦于制备一种基于MnFeO@ZnO的光催化剂纳米复合材料,用于降解苋菜红偶氮染料。通过水热法合成了锰铁氧体(MnFeO)磁性纳米颗粒,而作为光活性层的ZnO薄膜则使用原子层沉积(ALD)技术沉积在磁芯上。X射线衍射(XRD)证实了MnFeO的尖晶石铁氧体结构和ZnO的六方纤锌矿相。由(311)峰确定的微晶尺寸为36.5 nm;该值与通过透射电子显微镜(TEM)测量的33.2 nm平均尺寸一致。通过室温下的振动样品磁强计(VSM)进行的磁性表征显示出超顺磁性行为,这由非常小的磁滞回线确定。通过200次ALD循环实现的ZnO涂层对苋菜红染料的降解效率η约为60%。时域有限差分(FDTD)模拟为驱动光降解过程的电磁相互作用提供了理论见解,支持了偶氮染料的紫外-可见吸收数据。这种纳米复合材料可被视为一种软磁材料,在纳米技术中为环境友好型废水处理和修复提供了有前景的应用。