Study on the Preparation and Optical Properties of Graphene Oxide@Fe3O4 Two-Dimensional Magnetically Oriented Nanocomposites
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Materials
2.2. Preparation of GO@Fe3O4 Nanocomposites
2.3. Construction of GO@Fe3O4 Sol System
2.4. Characterization
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Preparation and Characterization of GO@Fe3O4 Two-Dimensional Nanocomposites
3.1.1. XRD
3.1.2. TEM
3.1.3. FT-IR
3.1.4. VSM
3.2. Construction of the GO@Fe3O4 Sol System
3.3. The Properties of the GO@Fe3O4 Two-Dimensional Nanocomposites
3.3.1. Magnetic Orientation Properties
3.3.2. Liquid Crystalline Properties
3.3.3. Photonic Crystal Properties
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Sample | GO (mg) | FeCl3·6H2O (mmol) | FeSO4·7H2O (mmol) | NH3·H2O (mL) | Temperature (°C) | Reaction Time (min) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S0 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.15 | 0.5 | 60 | 30 |
S1 | 2 | 0.2 | 0.10 | 0.5 | 60 | 30 |
S2 | 2 | 0.3 | 0.15 | 0.5 | 60 | 30 |
S3 | 2 | 0.4 | 0.20 | 0.5 | 60 | 30 |
S4 | 2 | 0.3 | 0.15 | 0.5 | 50 | 30 |
S5 | 2 | 0.3 | 0.15 | 0.5 | 70 | 30 |
S6 | 2 | 0.3 | 0.15 | 0.3 | 60 | 30 |
S7 | 2 | 0.3 | 0.15 | 0.7 | 60 | 30 |
S8 | 2 | 0.3 | 0.15 | 0.5 | 60 | 15 |
S9 | 2 | 0.3 | 0.15 | 0.5 | 60 | 45 |
pH | 7.0 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.8 |
Zeta potential (mV) | 18.10 | 38.37 | 39.90 | 39.47 | 39.03 | 38.50 | 38.03 |
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Yin, S.; Zhang, T.; Yu, Y.; Bu, X.; Zhang, Z.; Geng, J.; Dong, X.; Jiang, H. Study on the Preparation and Optical Properties of Graphene Oxide@Fe3O4 Two-Dimensional Magnetically Oriented Nanocomposites. Materials 2023, 16, 476. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma16020476
Yin S, Zhang T, Yu Y, Bu X, Zhang Z, Geng J, Dong X, Jiang H. Study on the Preparation and Optical Properties of Graphene Oxide@Fe3O4 Two-Dimensional Magnetically Oriented Nanocomposites. Materials. 2023; 16(2):476. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma16020476
Chicago/Turabian StyleYin, Song, Tiantian Zhang, Yinfeng Yu, Xiaotong Bu, Zepeng Zhang, Junming Geng, Xueling Dong, and Haibing Jiang. 2023. "Study on the Preparation and Optical Properties of Graphene Oxide@Fe3O4 Two-Dimensional Magnetically Oriented Nanocomposites" Materials 16, no. 2: 476. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma16020476