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Advances in Nano Research
  Volume 5, Number 3, September 2017 , pages 215-230
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12989/anr.2017.5.3.215
 


Synthesis, morphology and electrochemical applications of iron oxide based nanocomposites
Camila J. Letti, Karla A.G. Costa, Marcos A. Gross, Leonardo G. Paterno, Marcelo A. Pereira-da-Silva, Paulo C. Morais and Maria A.G. Soler

 
Abstract
    The development of hybrid systems comprising nanoparticles and polymers is an opening pathway for engineering nanocomposites exhibiting outstanding mechanical, optical, electrical, and magnetic properties. Among inorganic counterpart, iron oxide nanoparticles (IONP) exhibit high magnetization, controllable surface chemistry, spintronic properties, and biological compatibility. These characteristics enable them as a platform for biomedical applications and building blocks for bottom-up approaches, such as the layer-by-layer (LbL). In this regard, the present study is addressed to investigate IONP synthesised through co-precipitation route (average diameter around 7 nm), with either positive or negative surface charges, LbL assembled with sodium sulfonated polystyrene (PSS) or polyaniline (PANI). The surface and internal morphologies, and electrochemical properties of these nanocomposites were probed with atomic force microscopy, UV-vis and Raman spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy, cross-sectional transmission electron microscopy, and electrochemical measurements. The nanocomposites display a globular morphology with IONP densely packed while surface dressed by polyelectrolytes. The investigation of the effect of thermal annealing (300 up to 600
 
Key Words
    nanocomposite; iron oxide nanoparticles; nanostructured electrodes; oxidation; layer-by-layer; polyaniline; sulfonated polystyrene; supercapacitors
 
Address
(1) Camila J. Letti, Paulo C. Morais, Maria A.G. Soler:
Instituto de Fisica, Universidade de Brasilia, Brasilia-DF 70910-900, Brazil;
(2) Karla A.G. Costa, Marcos A. Gross, Leonardo G. Paterno:
Instituto de Quimica, Universidade de Brasilia, Brasilia-DF 70910-900, Brazil;
(3) Marcelo A. Pereira-da-Silva:
Instituto de Fisica de São Carlos USP, São Carlos-SP 13560-970, Brazil;
(4) Marcelo A. Pereira-da-Silva:
Centro Universitario Central Paulista – UNICEP, São Carlos-SP 13563-470, Brazil;
(5) Paulo C. Morais:
Schol of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Anhui University, Hefei 230601, China.
 

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