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Manganese Oxide Nanoparticle Synthesis by Thermal Decomposition of Manganese(II) Acetylacetonate
Published on: June 18, 2020
MnO2 nanostructures of different morphologies from amino acids-MnO4- reactions in aqueous solutions
Zaheer Khan1, Shaeel Ahmed Al-Thabaiti, Abdullah Yousif Obaid
1Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, King Abdul Aziz University, PO Box 80203, Jeddah 21413, Saudi Arabia. drkhanchem@yahoo.co.in
Abstract:
In this paper, we describe a simple method for the synthesis of MnO(2) nanostructures (quantum dots) by permanganate oxidations of methionine and cysteine. Upon addition of permanganate to a solution of reductant (methionine and/or cysteine), yellow-brown color species appears within the time of mixing which was stable for several weeks. The UV-vis spectroscopy and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) techniques were used to characterize the nature of color formed. TEM images show that the MnO(2) sol consists of aggregated spherical nonoparticles (size in the range ca
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