Preparation, Characterization and studies with Diphenyl ether (DPE) Decorated Nanomaterials

Abstract

Carbon nanospheres (CNS) find applications in many areas of science like batteries, adsorption of metal ions, organic dyes and many more. Due to presence of dangling functional groups on its surface, including free hydroxyl groups, there is a possibility to tag these materials with useful organic compounds that will enhance its application in different fields. For example, compounds with antibacterial properties can be tagged on to the surface of CNS to create antibacterial surfaces that can be very useful in the development of new materials that will find applications in surgery and hospitals. This work shows the tagging of diphenyl ether on the surface of CNS by two methods. Product obtained using both the methods were characterized using UV-Vis spectroscopy, Fourier Transformation Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) and Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM). Results indicated change in the morphology of the CNS after tagging at lower concentrations of CNS and diphenyl ether. Corresponding results were corroborated with FTIR and UV-Vis spectroscopy also.