The morphologies
of the as-synthesized Fe
0 and Bi/Fe
0 nanoparticles
were investigated by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) (JEOL,
JSM-5910)
and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) (
JEM-2011F, JEOL, Japan).
Energy-dispersive X-ray (EDX) spectroscopy analysis was conducted
by EDX (EX-2300BU, Jeol) for elemental analysis of the as-synthesized
nanoparticles. To investigate the crystallinity of the as-synthesized
nanoparticles, X-ray diffraction (XRD, PANalytical) analysis was performed
using a Rigaku D/max-RB instrument with Cu Kα radiation (λ
= 1.54 Å), operated at 45 kV and 100 mA. Thermogravimetric analysis
(TGA) was conducted on a
TG-DTA, PerkinElmer, system. The ultraviolet
diffuse reflectance spectroscopy was performed on a PerkinElmer Lambda
35 UV–vis spectrometer (Shelton, CT, USA) using BaSO
4 as a reference. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) was conducted
through PHI-5300, ESCA in which Al Kα was used as the source
of X-ray excitation for studying the elemental composition and oxidation
states of Fe and Bi. A quantachrome analyzer was used during the investigation
of Brunauer–Emmett–Teller (BET) specific surface areas
(
SBET), BJH pore size, and pore volume
of the Fe
0 and Bi/Fe
0 nanoparticles.
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