Structural and magnetic properties of microwave-synthesized reduced graphene oxide/VO/FeO nanocomposite.

Reduced graphene oxide (rGO)-assisted microwave (MW) synthesis of metal-oxide-based binary and ternary nanocomposites has recently gained considerable research attention. In this context, the current work demonstrates a facile rGO-supported solid-state MW synthetic route for fabricating a ternary nanocomposite of VO, FeO, and rGO. Here, the MW irradiation for 90 s was found to be suitable for the reduction and exfoliation of graphite oxide to form rGO, the reduction of VO to form VO and the formation of FeO from ferrocene. X-ray diffraction and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy analyses confirm the formation of distinct metal oxides in the presence of rGO. Furthermore, the morphological analysis reveals the deposition of FeO nanoparticles and VO nanorods on the 2D rGO surface. Notably, the ternary composite displayed good magnetic properties for its potential biomedical applications. Overall, this work explores an efficient and cost-effective synthetic approach for developing graphene-based magnetic nanocomposites.