characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) (Shimadzu
FTIR-8101 A) in the range of 4000–400 cm–1. The crystallinity and phases of nanohybrids were examined by an
X-ray diffractometer (Philips PW 1710) equipped with Cu Kα radiation
(λ = 1.54060 Å), a voltage of 40 kV, and a current of 30
mA in the range of 2–80° with 2°/min scanning rate.
The transmission electron microscopy (TEM) micrographs were taken
to investigate the morphology of the nanohybrid (JEM 2100 JEOL) with
an accelerating voltage of 80 kV. An aqueous suspension of samples
was drop-casted onto carbon-coated cobber grids, followed by drying
of the samples on filter paper in ambient conditions. TGA was performed
to test the nanohybrid thermal stability (25–600 °C) in
which the weight residue was reported separately using 7 mg of sample
at a constant heating rate of 10 °C/min and a nitrogen gas flow
of 10 mL/min for each sample in the TG instrument (TGA-50). The UV–visible
absorption spectra were obtained from a Shimadzu UV-2101 PC spectrophotometer.