Structural, magnetic and optical characterization of Silenita Bi25FeO40 doped with Mn obtained via solid state reaction using minerals.
Keywords: Minerals, Doping, Silenite (Bi25F eO40).
Samples with silenite structure of the type Bi25F eO40 doped with manganese (Mn) were produced via solid state reaction, at a temperature of 700◦C, using bismuth ores as precursors, iron and manganese extracted from deposits located in the state of Rio Grande do Norte. The X-ray diffractograms obtained for the specimens confirm the presence of the Bi25FeO40 phase and the BiClO2Pb spurious phase, in which the former has a weight percentage greater than 90% . Hysteresis curves at room temperature indicate an increase in the coercive field and a decrease in the remanent magnetization with the increase in the concentration of dopant ions in the crystal structure, which may result from a possible contribution of distinct magnetic phases. The values of g factor obtained in the Electronic Paramagnetic Resonance spectra point to resonance signals coming from paramagnetic centers of Fe3+ ions. The band gap energies were calculated for each sample through the absorbance values obtained by UV/Visible Spectrometry and the results varied between 2.24 and 2.27 eV, which indicates that the compounds have potential for applications in photocatalytic activities. Zeta potential analyzes were performed for samples Bi25FeO40, subjected to heat treatment at a temperature of 600 oC, and Bi25Fe(1−x)MnxO40 (BMO), with x = 1, calcined at 700◦C, in order to estimate the surface charge of the particles and later apply them in the process of drug adsorption. For a pH of 6.8, the samples exhibited a net negative charge. In the adsorption, the BMO sample showed a better efficiency in removing the drug from the solution.
Keywords: Minerals, Doping, Silenite (Bi25F eO40).