Nandang Mufti, Ulfatien Munfarriha, Abdulloh Fuad, Markus Diantoro
The aim of this research is to synthesis Fe3O4@TiO2 core-shell and used it as photocatalytic for degradation of Rhodamine B. The Fe3O4 nanoparticle core was synthesized by coprecipitation method from the iron sand. The TiO2 shell synthesized using coprecipitation method to capsulated Fe3O4 nanoparticle with vary of Fe3O4 mass. The Fe3O4@TiO2 core-shells were characterized using SEM-EDX, XRD. Photocatalytic activity of Rhodamine B degradation was performed under UV irradiation with variation of time exposure. The efficiency of photodegradation is measured by UV-Vis spectrophotometer. The XRD result showed that Fe3O4 nanoparticle is single phase with crystal size of 15.5?nm. The existence of Fe3O4 and anatase of TiO2 phases in the XRD pattern shows that The Fe3O4@TiO2 core-shells are successfully synthesized. While, the TiO2 shell is confirmed by thermal test up to 550 OC for two hours to the samples. Based on SEM characterization, The Fe3O4@TiO2 core-shells are agglomerated with averages diameter sizes of particles between 38.5?nm to 72.8?nm. The concentration of TiO2 decrease with increasing Fe3O4 mass with atomic composition of Fe/Ti elements in Fe3O4@TiO2 core-shells are 0.083, 1.12, and 1.48. Based on photo degradation test of Rhodamine B under UV irradiation, we conclude that the degradation of Rhodamin B is caused by absorbsion and photocatalytic mechanism. For photocatalytic mechanism the efficiency of photodegradation of Rhodamin B increases by increasing TiO2 concentration. © 2016 AIP Publishing LLC.
Department of Physics, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Science, Universitas Negeri Malang, Jl. Semarang No. 5, Malang, 65145, Indonesia
