Preparation of Iron Sulfide Nanomaterials from Iron (II) Thiosemicarbazone Complexes and Their Application in Photodegradation of Methylene Blue

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dc.creatorSuroshe, Jagruti S
dc.creatorMlowe, Sixberth
dc.creatorGarje, Shivram S
dc.creatorRevaprasadu, Neerish
dc.date2019-05-07T05:12:15Z
dc.date2019-05-07T05:12:15Z
dc.date2018-05
dc.date.accessioned2021-05-07T09:45:42Z
dc.date.available2021-05-07T09:45:42Z
dc.descriptionIron sulfide nanomaterials were prepared by the solvothermal decomposition of two single source precursors i.e. [FeCl2(cinnamtscz)2] (1) (cinnamtscz = cinnamaldehyde thiosemicarbazone) and [FeCl2(benztscz)2] (2) (benztscz = benzaldehyde thiosemicarbazone) at different temperatures of 230 and 300 °C in the presence of oleylamine. Powder X-ray diffractometry shows the formation of the pyrrhotite phase at both reaction temperatures. The solvothermal decomposition of [FeCl2(cinnamtscz)2] and [FeCl2(benztscz)2] at 230 °C produced iron sulfide nanoparticles in the form of spheres. When the temperature was increased to 300 °C, particles in the form of hexagons and nanorods were obtained. Furthermore, the photocatalytic activities of all the four iron sulfide nanomaterials were tested for the degradation of methylene blue under visible light irradiation. Amongst all the materials, nanospheres of iron sulfide obtained by the solvothermal decomposition of [FeCl2(benztscz)2] at 230 °C showed the highest photocatalytic efficiency (88.40%).
dc.descriptionNational Research Foundation (NRF), South Africa and the India–Brazil–South Africa (IBSA) program
dc.identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11810/5199
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.1007/s10904-018-0816-9
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11810/5199
dc.languageen
dc.publisherJournal of Inorganic and Organometallic Polymers and Materials
dc.subjectIron sulfide, Single source precursor, Oleylamine, Methylene blue, Photodegradation
dc.titlePreparation of Iron Sulfide Nanomaterials from Iron (II) Thiosemicarbazone Complexes and Their Application in Photodegradation of Methylene Blue
dc.typeJournal Article

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