Antibacterial properties of copper-substituted cobalt ferrite nanoparticles synthesized by co-precipitation method--颗粒学报PARTICUOLOGY

Samavati, A., & F. Ismail, A. (2017). Antibacterial properties of copper-substituted cobalt ferrite nanoparticles synthesized by co-precipitation method. Particuology, 30, 158-163. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.partic.2016.06.003

Antibacterial properties of copper-substituted cobalt ferrite nanoparticles synthesized by co-precipitation method

Alireza Samavati, A. F. Ismail ^*

Advanced Membrane Technology Research Centre (AMTEC), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 Skudai, Johor, Malaysia

10.1016/j.partic.2016.06.003

Volume 30, February 2017, Pages 158-163

Received 17 March 2016, Revised 15 May 2016, Accepted 22 June 2016, Available online 7 October 2016, Version of Record 27 January 2017.

E-mail: afauzi@utm.my

Highlights

• Cu_xCo_1−xFe₂O₄ nanoparticles (0 ≤ x ≤ 1) were synthesized by a co-precipitation method.

• Cu substitution caused decrease of particle size and crystallinity.

• Substitution of Co with Cu improved the antibacterial activity against E. coli.

Abstract

Controlled growth and careful characterization of cobalt ferrite nanoparticles for antibacterial applications are challenging. Copper-substituted cobalt ferrite nanoparticles (Cu_xCo_1−xFe₂O₄), where x = 0.0, 0.3, 0.5, 0.7 and 1.0, were synthesized using an economical and simple co-precipitation technique. The crystal structure and antibacterial properties of the samples as a function of Cu-substituted content were systematically studied. With increasing Cu concentration, the nanoparticle size decreased from ∼30 to ∼20 nm. The Fourier transform infra-red spectra exhibit two prominent fundamental absorption bands, at ∼595 and 419 cm⁻¹. These bands correspond to intrinsic stretching vibrations of metals at tetrahedral and octahedral sites, respectively. The Raman scattering results reveal that increasing the Cu content enhances the local disorder at both tetrahedral and octahedral sub lattices. The results indicate that the substitution of Co with Cu in cobalt ferrite nanoparticles strongly influences the microstructure, crystal structure, and particle diameter, and also improves the antibacterial properties.

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Keywords

Cobalt ferrite nanoparticles; X-ray diffraction; Raman spectroscopy; Antibacterial properties

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