Synthesis, Optical, and Structural Studies of Iron Sulphide Nanoparticles and Iron Sulphide Hydroxyethyl Cellulose Nanocomposites from Bis-(Dithiocarbamato)Iron(II) Single-Source Precursors
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Materials and Reagents
2.2. Synthesis of Bis-(Dithiocarbamato)Iron(II) Complexes
2.3. Preparation of Iron Sulphide Nanoparticles
2.4. Preparation of Iron Sulphide Nanoparticles/hydroxyethylcellulose (HEC) Nanocomposites
2.5. Characterization Techniques
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Powder X-ray Diffraction (pXRD) Studies of FeS1, FeS2, and FeS3 Iron Sulphide Nanoparticles
3.2. Morphological Studies of the FeS1, FeS2, and FeS3 Iron Sulphide Nanoparticles
3.3. Optical Studies of FeS1, FeS2, and FeS3 Iron Sulphide Nanoparticles
3.4. FTIR Spectra and FESEM Structural Studies of FeS1, FeS2, and FeS3 Iron Sulphide/HEC Nanocomposites
4. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Paca, A.M.; Ajibade, P.A. Synthesis, Optical, and Structural Studies of Iron Sulphide Nanoparticles and Iron Sulphide Hydroxyethyl Cellulose Nanocomposites from Bis-(Dithiocarbamato)Iron(II) Single-Source Precursors. Nanomaterials 2018, 8, 187. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano8040187
Paca AM, Ajibade PA. Synthesis, Optical, and Structural Studies of Iron Sulphide Nanoparticles and Iron Sulphide Hydroxyethyl Cellulose Nanocomposites from Bis-(Dithiocarbamato)Iron(II) Single-Source Precursors. Nanomaterials. 2018; 8(4):187. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano8040187
Chicago/Turabian StylePaca, Athandwe M., and Peter A. Ajibade. 2018. "Synthesis, Optical, and Structural Studies of Iron Sulphide Nanoparticles and Iron Sulphide Hydroxyethyl Cellulose Nanocomposites from Bis-(Dithiocarbamato)Iron(II) Single-Source Precursors" Nanomaterials 8, no. 4: 187. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano8040187