1. P. SIVAKUMAR - Department of Physics, Govt. Arts College, Udumalpet, Tamilnadu, India.
Department of Physics, Jai Shriram Engineering College, Tirupur, Tamilnadu, India.
2. S. SRIKANTH - Department of Physics, Chikkanna Govt. Arts College, Tirupur, Tamilnadu, India.
3. P. SANGAIYA - Department of Physics, V. S. B. Engineering College, Karur, Tamilnadu, India.
4. R. SOLAI SELVI - Department of Chemistry, Lady Doak College, Madurai, Tamilnadu, India.
Pure Iron Oxide Nanoparticles and Tridax procumbens extract capped Iron Oxide Nanostructures were synthesised by chemical co-precipitation route for mulch film applications. Using XRD, SEM, EDAX, TEM, and UVVIS Spectra the crystallinity nature, size, shape and Ultraviolet and visible light absorption were studied. The particle size of pure IONPs and capped IONPs calculated from XRD is 24.46 nm and 48.26 nm respectively. The structure morphology was observed as spherical shape for pure IONPs and cubical shape for capped IONPs with the help of SEM and TEM analysis. The particle size also calculated from SEM image and the value of IONPs and capped IONPs is 26.76 nm and 49.26 nm respectively. The changes in particle size and structural morphology was observed when Tridax procumbens extract was capped. The chemical composition was quantified using EDAX analysis. The light absorption range was found from 250 nm to 650 nm using UV-Visible studies.
Iron Oxide, Tridax Procumbens, Mulch Films