Preparation of nanocomposites of graphene-metal-organic framework based on bismuth by laser ablation in liquid and investigation of optical properties and antibacterial activities of them

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Negar Motakef Kazemi ^{1 *} , Fereydoon Ataei ² , Davoud Dorranian ³

1 - Associate Prof. of Department of Medical Nanotechnology, Faculty of Advanced Sciences and Technology, Tehran Medical Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
2 - Ph.D of Laser Lab, Plasma Physics Research Center, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
3 - Professor of Laser Lab, Plasma Physics Research Center, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.

Received: 2022-11-18 Accepted : 2023-02-05 Published : 2023-11-22

Keywords: nanocomposite, Graphene, Metal-organic framework, Laser Ablation,

Abstract :

Pulsed laser ablation (PLA) was used for the first time to synthesis graphene nanocomposites and bismuth-based metal-organic framework (Bi-MOF) in liquid environment. In this work, Bi-MOF nanostructures were synthesized by laser ablation of bismuth target as a connector center, benzene-1,3,5-tricarboxylic acid (BTC) as a bridging ligand, and methanol (MeOH) and dimethylformamide (DMF) as a solvent. In the first step, three samples of Bi-MOF nanostructures were produced in three different ligand concentrations. Then MOF-graphene nanocomposites were produced by Nd:YAG pulsed laser ablation of graphite target in the three obtained Bi-MOF nanostructures samples. The nanocomposites were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD) to study the crystal structure, Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy to determine functional groups, field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) to present the morphology, ultraviolet-visible (UV-Vis) spectroscopy to evaluate the band gap of the samples. The antibacterial activity of the samples was evaluated against Escherichia coli (E. coli) as Gram-negative bacterium and Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) as Gram-positive bacterium. Based on the results, pulsed laser ablation is an environmentally friendly method that is able to produce MOF-graphene nanocomposites in a short period of time, and these nanostructures can be widely used, including in neutralizing harmful bacteria. 

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