mnco2o4/co3o4 nanocomposites: microwave-assisted synthesis, characterization and photocatalytic performance

In this research, mnco2o4/co3o4 nanocomposites were prepared via simple and fast microwave method. the effect of irradiation power and irradiation type (continuous and non-continuous irradiation) on crystalline structure, purity, size and morphological properties of products were investigated via x-ray diffraction (xrd) analysis, energy dispersive spectroscopy (eds), transmission electron microscopy (tem), ft-ir and scanning electron microscopy (sem) respectively. results revealed that shape and morphological properties of mnco2o4/co3o4 nanocomposites can be affected via power and time of microwave irradiation. in the next step, prepared nanocomposites were applied for photodegradation of rhodamine b and methyl violet as organic pollutants. findings demonstrated that mnco2o4/co3o4 nanocomposites can degrade rhodamine b and methyl violet via 58% and 61% efficiency.