Production and characterizations of silver-doped copper ferrite anchored in RGO surface

Abstract

The rapid advancements in nanotechnology have spurred the search for more efficient materials across various advanced applications. To this end, this study aimed to synthesize and investigate the structural properties of copper ferrite and mixed copper-silver ferrite anchored onto reduced graphene oxide (rGO) sheets. Samples were synthesized via the hydrothermal method at four different temperature ranges for 6 h at pH 11. The systems were analyzed using Raman spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction (XRD), and Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM). XRD analysis revealed changes in the structural parameters of the ferrite, the presence of Fe2O3 and Ag, and confirmed the anchorage of submicron particles onto rGO, along with diversified morphologies. Both Raman spectroscopy and XRD confirmed the reduction of graphene oxide (GO) to rGO.

Keywords

• Reduced graphene oxide
• Copper–silver ferrite
• Nanocomposites