Facile Synthesis and Characterization of MnO2/Graphene/Multi Walled Carbon Nanotube Nanostructured Ternary Composite: An Advance Material for Environmental and Biological Applications. (2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Venkatesh, T.; Mahesh, K.R. Vishnu; Mylarappa, M.; Siddeswara, D.M.K.; Raghavendra, N; Kumar, M.S. Shiva; Rangappa, Dinesh; Prasanna, D.S
• Is Part Of: Materials today. Volume 4:Number 11(2017)Part 3
• Page Start: 11915
• Page End: 11922
• Publication Date: 2017
• Subjects: Graphene Oxide -- MWCNTs -- MnO2 -- Antibacterial and Photocatalytic activity; Materials science -- Congresses -- Periodicals; 620.1
• DOI: 10.1016/j.matpr.2017.09.112
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2214-7853

Abstract

Abstract: The present research was mainly focused on an efficient approach for the synthesis of MnO2 /Graphene/Multiwalled carbon nano tubes/nanocomposite (MnO2 /Graphene/MWCNTs). The MnO2 /Graphene/MWCNTs nanocomposite was characterized by using X-Ray Diffracto meter (XRD), Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM), Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) spectra, Ultraviolet-visible (UV-vis) absorption spectra. The morphology of the Nanocomposite (MnO2 /Graphene/MWCNTs) demonstrated that the MnO2 with a nanometer size were uniformly and compactly deposited on Graphene/MWCNTs. As prepared ternary composite material was employed to degrade the high concentration of nonvolatile dyes such as Indigo carmine (IC) and Rhodamine B (RB).The ternary nanocomposite showed synergistic effect on antibacterial activity against Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus.