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Hindi Research Article, J Nanomater Mol Nanotechnol Vol: 5 Issue: 5
Fabrication of Mixed Phase Bimetallic Zinc Cobaltite Nanocomposite via Moringa Oleifera Green Synthesis
| Nolubabalo Matinise1,2*, Xolile Fuku1,2 and Malik Maaza1,2 | |
| 1UNESCO-UNISA Africa Chair in Nanosciences-Nanotechnology, College of Graduate Studies, University of South Africa, Muckleneuk ridge, PO Box 392, Pretoria, South Africa | |
| 2Nanosciences African Network (NANOAFNET), iThemba LABS-National Research Foundation, 1 Old Faure road, Somerset West 7129, PO Box 722, Somerset West, Western Cape, South Africa | |
| Corresponding author : Nolubabalo Matinise Nanosciences African Network (NANOAFNET), iThemba LABS-National Research Foundation, 1 Old Faure road, Somerset West 7129, PO Box 722, Somerset West, Western Cape-South Africa Tel: +27835409448 Office: +27 218431149 Fax: +27 218433543 E-mail: nmatinise@tlabs.ac.za |
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| Received: June 01, 2016 Accepted: July 27, 2016 Published: August 02, 2016 | |
| Citation: Matinise N, Fuku X, Maaza M (2016) Fabrication of Mixed Phase Bimetallic Zinc Cobaltite Nanocomposite via Moringa Oleifera Green Synthesis. J Nanomater Mol Nanotechnol 5:6. doi:10.4172/2324-8777.1000197 |
Abstract
Fabrication of Mixed Phase Bimetallic Zinc Cobaltite Nanocomposite via Moringa Oleifera Green Synthesis
Mixed phase bimetallic nanocomposite oxides are combination of two different metal oxides of a nanoscaled range. These novel nanocomposites recently received attention due to their physical and optical properties, which can improve the activity of single metal oxides and allow new kinds of applications. In this paper, we demonstrate a facile and straightforward biosynthetic method for the preparation of spinal Zinc Cobaltite nanocomposite via green chemistry using Moringa oleifera extract as an effective chelating agent. The nano-scaled and the cubic crystallographic nature of the biosynthesized nanocrystals were confirmed by several surface & interface standard techniques. The crystal phase, morphology, particle size, optical and chemical bonding of the prepared materials were characterized by X-ray diffraction, Photoluminescence and high resolution transmission electron microscopy, selected area electron diffraction; and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, respectively. The efficient synthetic method facilitated the production of spinel ZnCo2O4 with a particle size of 25-50 nm and having a cubical shape, whereas XRD revealed that the synthesized spinel Zinc Cobaltite non-annealed and annealed at 300ºC are amorphous and crystalline in nature.
