Novel Fe2O3@PANI-o-PDA core-shell nanocomposites for photocatalytic degradation of aromatic dyes

Due to increasing the prerequisite of accurate, innovative and practical synthetic protocols, the current study introduces a significant synthetic concern of core-shell nanocomposites (CSNCs) comprising ferric oxide. Fe2O3@poly(aniline -co- o-phenylenediamine) (Fe2O3@PANI-o-PDA) CSNCs were constructed applying fourfold molar ratio of the corresponding monomers and different amounts of γ-Fe2O3 via polycondensation. The construction of the Fe2O3@PANI-o-PDA CSNCs was affirmed using varied characterizations. The bond between γ-Fe2O3 and PANI-o-PDA was observed via FTIR spectra. The CSNCs features are having core-shell structures with sizes 20–49 nm and the corresponding specific surface area is 40.154 m2 g−1. These CSNCs bestow intense photocatalysis efficiency towards the degradation of MB dye under irradiation. Reasonable justifications of the photocatalytic efficacy consequences of MB were verified. The setup manipulates a new, facile, inexpensive and useful synthetic pathway to generate potential CSNCs in the quest for innovative formulations.