“…has been revolutionary, as they can have applications in various fields such as industries (dye, chemicals, catalysts, aviation), pharmaceutics, medicine, IT, military and also wastewater treatment technologies. 1,6,17,18 In the past few decades, various methods have been reported for synthesizing γ-Fe 2 O 3 nanoparticles (NPs), such as the sol-gel process, 19 modified co-precipitation method, 20 microemulsion, 21 aerosol technology, thermal decomposition, 22 and hydrothermal methods. 23 However, the current preparation methods of γ-Fe 2 O 3 still involve complicated processes and a high cost, thereby needing improvement.…”