Browsing by Subject "Energy dispersive X ray analysis"

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    Preparation and Magnetic Properties of NiFe2O4 Plate Nanoparticles
    (Springer, 2021) Kocan F.
    The aim of this study was to investigate nickel ferrite (NiFe2O4) plate nanoparticles synthesized by the co-precipitation method. The effects of parameters such as solution pH and Fe3+/Ni2+ mole ratio of nickel ferrite nanoparticles were analyzed. The nanoparticles synthesized by the co-precipitation method were calcined at 650°C. The samples were characterized by x-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy dispersive x-ray analysis (EDAX), and Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). The remanent magnetization, saturated magnetism, and coercivity properties of the samples were measured with a vibrating sample magnetometer (VSM). In a synthesis process with Fe3+/Ni2+ = 1 mole ratio, a Ni1.43Fe1.7O4 compound was formed where NiFe2O4 was expected to form. NiFe2O4 plate nanoparticles with 108-nm particle size were successfully synthesized using the Fe3+/Ni2+ = 2 mole ratio. © 2021, The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society.
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    Chemistry of plant extracts directs the silver nanostructures’ crystal structure into hexagonally close-packed: a comparative study using elecampane and blueberry extracts
    (Canadian Science Publishing, 2024) Tepe M.; Zeybek M.S.
    In this study, silver nanostructures (AgNSs) were obtained using aqueous extracts of elecampane (Inula viscosa) andblue berry (Vaccinium arctostaphylos L.). The synthesized AgNSs were characterized using UV–visible spectrophotometers, Fourier-transformed infrared spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy-energy dispersive X-ray analysis, high-resolution transmission electron microscopy, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. The optimization studies revealed that pH and the extract/AgNO3 ratio played significant roles in the morphology and size of the AgNSs, while temperature did not show any significant role. Both the blueberry and elecampane extracts resulted in a mixture of spherical and aspherical silver nanoparticles (AgNPs). In contrast, utilization of a relatively high extract/AgNO3 ratio accompanied by an extended incubation period (i.e., 10 days) caused the formation of larger spherical (e.g., up to micron-sized) and large 1D AgNPs for the blueberry and elecampane extracts, respectively. The major difference related to the crystal structures was obtained, as the blueberry extracts resulted in face-centric cubic crystals, and the elecampane extracts allowed the formation of hexagonally close-packed (hcp) crystalline structures. The AgNPs were tested for their antibacterial activities using gram (−) andgram(+) bacterial species, where the elecampane-synthesized AgNPs possessed higher antibacterial activity that can be attributed to the hcp crystalline structure of the AgNPs. © 2024 The Author(s).