CoFe2O4-TiO2 Hybrid Nanomaterials: Synthesis Approaches Based on the Oil-in-Water Microemulsion Reaction Method

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CoFe2O4 nanoparticles decorated and wrapped with TiO2 nanoparticles have been prepared by mixing well-dispersed CoFe2O4 with amorphous TiO2 (impregnation approach) and growing amorphous TiO2 over the magnetic core (seed approach), respectively, followed by thermal treatment to achieve TiO2 crystallinity.

Synthesis strategies were based on the oil-in-water microemulsion reaction method.

Thermally treated nanomaterials were characterized in terms of structure, morphology, and composition, to confirm hybrid nanoparticles formation and relate with the synthesis approaches; textural, optical, and magnetic properties were evaluated.

X-ray diffraction revealed coexistence of cubic spinel-type CoFe2O4 and tetragonal anatase TiO2.

Electron microscopy images depicted crystalline nanoparticles (sizes below 25 nm), with homogeneous Ti distribution for the hybrid nanoparticles synthesized by seed approach.

EDX microanalysis and ICP-AES corroborated established chemical composition.

XPS evidenced chemical states, as well as TiO2 predominance over CoFe2O4 surface.

According to BET measurements, the hybrid nanoparticles were mesoporous.

UV-Vis spectroscopy showed optical response along the UV-visible light region.

Magnetic properties suggested the breaking order of magnetic domains due to modification with TiO2, especially for mediated seed approach sample.

The properties of the obtained hybrid nanoparticles were different in comparison with its individual components.

The results highlight the usefulness of designed microemulsion approaches for the straightforward synthesis of CoFe2O4-TiO2 nanostructured hybrids.