Oxidation of iron (Fe) by oxygen (O2) at low pressures was investigated using XP spectra and QUASES TM Analyze and Generate software programs. The results indicated that the oxide films produced after short oxygen exposure times contained a mixture of magnetite (Fe3O4) and maghemite (c-Fe2O3) without distinct interfaces between the two being seen. Further investigation suggested that a reaction...

A novel nanocomposite consisting of α-Fe2O3, Mn3O4 and reduced graphene oxide (r-GO) has been facilely synthesized through a two-step method: solvothermal reaction for Mn3O4-modified α-Fe2O3 (α-Fe2O3/Mn3O4) and self-assembly process for combining α-Fe2O3/Mn3O4 with r-GO (α-Fe2O3/Mn3O4/r-GO). The morphology and structure of the nanocomposite were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scannin...

The properties of a magnetically ordered buried Fe oxide layer are presented. This oxide has a room-temperature magnetization exceeding that of Fe3O4 by 42% and of gamma-Fe2O3 by 89%. The oxide consists of a component (70%) with a net moment of 2.0 micro(B)/Fe ion, while the remaining spins yield no net moment. The oxide magnetization is stabilized in part by the proximate Fe metal.

Effects of Fe2O3 addition (2-20 wt%) with 1 h mechanical activation on redox reactions of Co3O4 were studied by TG/DSC, SEM, and XRD analyses. The results showed that a Fe2O3 addition from 2 to 15 wt% increases the oxygen release from 1.4 to 3.4 wt% and decreases the reduction onset temperature from 1030 to 960 °C, while it increases the oxygen uptake value and re-oxidation onset temperature re...

  Background: The spread of pathogenic microorganisms in food and beverage and their resistance to antibiotics have raised major concerns for public health. The aim of this study was to investigate the antimicrobial activity of various metal oxide nanoparticles (NPs) including zinc oxide (ZnO), magnesium oxide (MgO), and iron oxide (Fe2O3) NPs against Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) and Esch...

Iron oxide thin films, with an α-Fe2O3 phase, were deposited by two techniques. The first was evaporation of iron in vacuum, followed by oxidation through annealing in air. The second was reactive evaporation of iron in an oxygen atmosphere. This was also followed by annealing in air. The structural, morphological and chemical properties of the films were investigated. All films were polycrysta...

The phase control, hierarchical architecturing and hybridization of iron oxide is important for achieving multifunctional capability for many practical applications. Herein, hierarchically structured reduced graphene oxide (hrGO)/α-Fe2O3 and γ-Fe3O4 nanobox hybrids (hrGO/α-Fe and hrGO/γ-Fe NBhs) are synthesized via a one-pot, hydrothermal process and their functionality controlled by the crysta...

The performance of Mo-enriched, bulk ferric molybdate, employed commercially for the industrially important reaction of the selective oxidation of methanol to formaldehyde, is limited by a low surface area, typically 5-8 m(2) g(-1). Recent advances in the understanding of the iron molybdate catalyst have focused on the study of MoOx@Fe2O3 (MoOx shell, Fe2O3 core) systems, where only a few overl...

We report an environment-friendly approach to synthesize transition metal oxide nanoparticles (NPs)/reduced graphene oxide (rGO) sheets hybrids by combining the reduction of graphene oxide (GO) with the growth of metal oxide NPs in one step. Either Fe2O3 or CoO NPs were grown onto rGO sheets in ethanol solution through a solvothermal process, during which GOs were reduced to rGO without the add...