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Studies of ZnO/NiO/MoO3 Ternary Nanocomposite as an Effective Visible Light Photocatalyst

https://doi.org/10.14233/ajchem.2024.32718
D. Swapna
Department of Engineering Chemistry, AU College of Engineering, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam-530003, India; Department of Chemistry, Dadi Institute of Engineering and Technology, Anakapalli-531002, India
https://orcid.org/0009-0002-5221-9939
K. Jyothi Priya
Department of Engineering Chemistry, AU College of Engineering, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam-530003, India
https://orcid.org/0009-0000-8995-6639
V. Sruthi
Department of Engineering Chemistry, AU College of Engineering, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam-530003, India; Department of Chemistry, Vignan’s Institute of Information and Technology, Duvvada-530049, India
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3701-7204
M. Sunetha
Department of Engineering Chemistry, AU College of Engineering, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam-530003, India
https://orcid.org/0009-0006-6915-8254
R. Jayashree
Department of Engineering Chemistry, AU College of Engineering, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam-530003, India
https://orcid.org/0009-0006-1564-8047
G. Himabindu
Department of Engineering Chemistry, AU College of Engineering, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam-530003, India
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1623-6563
S. Paul Douglas
Department of Engineering Chemistry, AU College of Engineering, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam-530003, India
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5839-0959

Corresponding Author(s) : D. Swapna

dswapna.k@gmail.com

Asian Journal of Chemistry, Vol. 36 No. 12 (2024): Vol 36 Issue 12, 2024

Abstract

In this work, following a facile coprecipitation technique, a novel ternary ZnO/NiO/MoO3 heterojunction photocatalysts was synthesized and characterized using SEM, TEM, UV-Vis DRS, XRD and FTIR analysis. Under visible light irradiation, the photodegradation of organic pollutants, such as methylene blue, was studied. Comparing the ternary nanocomposite to ZnO, NiO, MoO3 and binary ZnO/NiO, NiO/MoO3 nanocomposite, the former showed better photocatalytic performance. The energy band gap of ZnO/NiO/MoO3 nanocomposite was evaluated using Tauc plot from absorption spectra and resulted as 2.67 eV. The best photocatalytic activity for methylene blue (100%) was shown by ternary ZnO/NiO/MoO3 photocatalyst within 55 min. The development of the ZnO/NiO/MoO3 heterojunction photocatalyst, which is advantageous for effective fast transfer and separation of the photoexcited charge carriers, could be attributed to the better photocatalytic presentation.

Keywords

ZnO/NiO/MoO3 Ternary nanocomposite Methylene blue Photocatalysis
Swapna, D., Priya, K. J., Sruthi, V., Sunetha, M., Jayashree, R., Himabindu, G., & Douglas, S. P. (2024). Studies of ZnO/NiO/MoO3 Ternary Nanocomposite as an Effective Visible Light Photocatalyst. Asian Journal of Chemistry, 36(12), 2848–2854. https://doi.org/10.14233/ajchem.2024.32718
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