Influence of Ce<sup>3+</sup> on the Structural, Morphological, Magnetic, Photocatalytic and Antibacterial Properties of Spinel MnFe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub> Nanocrystallites Prepared by the Combustion Route
Salma A. Al-Zahrani,
A. Manikandan,
K. Thanrasu,
A. Dinesh,
K. Kanmani Raja,
M. A. Almessiere,
Y. Slimani,
A. Baykal,
S. Bhuminathan,
S. Raghavendra Jayesh,
Jahir Ahmed,
Hajar S. Alorfi,
Mahmoud A. Hussein,
Imran Khan,
Anish Khan
Affiliations
Salma A. Al-Zahrani
Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, University of Ha’il, P.O. Box 2440, Ha’il 81451, Saudi Arabia
A. Manikandan
Department of Chemistry, Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research (BIHER), Chennai 600073, India
K. Thanrasu
Department of Chemistry, Government Arts College for Men (Autonomous), Nandanam, University of Madras, Chennai 600035, India
A. Dinesh
Department of Chemistry, Government Arts College for Men (Autonomous), Nandanam, University of Madras, Chennai 600035, India
K. Kanmani Raja
Department of Chemistry, Government Arts College for Men (Autonomous), Nandanam, University of Madras, Chennai 600035, India
M. A. Almessiere
Department of Physics, College of Science, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, P.O. Box 1982, Dammam 31441, Saudi Arabia
Y. Slimani
Department of Biophysics, Institute for Research & Medical Consultations (IRMC), Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, P.O. Box 1982, Dammam 31441, Saudi Arabia
A. Baykal
Department of Nanomedicine Research, Institute for Research & Medical Consultations (IRMC), Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, P.O. Box 1982, Dammam 31441, Saudi Arabia
S. Bhuminathan
Sree Balaji Dental College, Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research (BIHER), Chennai 600073, India
S. Raghavendra Jayesh
Sree Balaji Dental College, Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research (BIHER), Chennai 600073, India
Jahir Ahmed
Promising Centre for Sensors and Electronic Devices (PCSED), Advanced Materials and Nano-Research Centre, Najran University, P.O. Box 1988, Najran 11001, Saudi Arabia
Hajar S. Alorfi
Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia
Mahmoud A. Hussein
Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia
Imran Khan
Applied Sciences and Humanities Section, University Polytechnic, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh 202002, India
Anish Khan
Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia
The present work describes the effect of Ce3+ ion doping on the structural, morphological, and magnetic properties of spinel manganese ferrite (MnFe2O4) nanocrystallites (NCs) using various instrument techniques. Rare earth element (REE) Cerium (Ce3+) doped MnFe2O4 NCs were prepared by a simple microwave combustion technique. In the present scenario, ferrites are widely used for photocatalytic dye degradation and antibacterial applications. Aiming to achieve this, we prepared Ce3+ doped MnFe2O4 NCs by microwave combustion method and urea as burning agent and the obtained powder samples were characterized by powder X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR), high resolution scanning electron microscope (HR-SEM), high resolution transmission electron microscope (HR-TEM) and vibration sample magnetometer (VSM) techniques. The pure spinel phase formation was confirmed by XRD analysis. FTIR spectra show two prominent absorption bands under 1000 cm−1, which confirms the formation of the spinel structure. HR-SEM and HR-TEM pictures demonstrated a sphere-shaped morphology and also expose the combination and agglomeration of grains, which are mostly due to the magnetic characteristics of the samples. The magnetic properties of the synthesized MnCexFe2−xO4 (x = 0.0, 0.1, 0.3, and 0.5) NCs were studied by VSM analysis at room temperature (RT) shows ferromagnetic behavior. The photodegradation results showed that MnFe2O4 and Ce doped MnFe2O4 NCs have a higher potential to degrade methylene blue (MB) and the sample MnCe0.3Fe1.7O4 NCs showed superb photocatalytic performance (91.53%) compared to other samples. The antibacterial activities of Gram-positive S. aureus, B. subtilis and Gram-negative K. pneumonia and E. coli were investigated using pure and Ce3+ substituted MnFe2O4 NCs and a higher activity for MnCe0.3Fe1.7O4 NCs than other samples was observed, which indicated that they can be used in biomedical applications.
