Synthesis and Characterization of Nanosized Manganese Oxyhydroxide Compounds by Sonochemical Method

• Main Authors: Salavati-Niasari Masoud, Esmaeili-Zare Mahdiyeh, Gholami-Daghian Mina, Bagheri Samira
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: De Gruyter 2016-05-01
• Series: High Temperature Materials and Processes
• Subjects: nanostructures; complex; manganese oxyhydroxide; ultrasonic; electron microscopy
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1515/htmp-2015-0009

Manganese oxyhydroxide (MnOOH) nanoparticles were synthesized by the reaction of [Mn(Hsal)2] complex and NaOH in the presence of ultrasound irradiation. In this study, the effect of different reaction parameters such as type of solvent, sonication time and type of surfactant on the morphology and the particle size of product were studied. The as-synthesized nanoparticles, with an average size of 10–15 nm, were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), Fourier transform infrared spectra (FT-IR) and energy dispersive spectrometry (EDS). To the best of author’s knowledge, it is the first time that [Mn(Hsal)2] complex is used as manganese source for the synthesis of MnOOH nanoparticles.