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Nanocrystalline B/C/S-Doped ZnO-SnO2 Photocatalysts: Preparation, Characterization and Photocatalytic Performance

https://doi.org/10.14233/ajchem.2019.22047
S.R. Kande
Research Centre, Department of Chemistry, New Arts, Commerce and Science College, Ahmednagar-414001, India
U.G. Ghoshir
Research Centre, Department of Chemistry, New Arts, Commerce and Science College, Ahmednagar-414001, India
J.K. Khedkar
Department of Chemistry, New Arts, Commerce and Science College, Shevgaon-414502, India
G.G. Muley
Department of Physics, Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University, Amravati-444602, India
A.B. Gambhire
Department of Chemistry, Shri Anand College, Pathardi-414102, India

Corresponding Author(s) : A.B. Gambhire

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Asian Journal of Chemistry, Vol. 31 No. 9 (2019): Vol 31 Issue 9

Abstract

Boron (B), carbon (C) and sulphur (S) doped ZnO-SnO2 were successfully prepared by facile precipitation method. As prepared nanocomposite photocatalyst was characterized by X-ray diffraction, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy, high resolution transmission electron spectroscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, photoluminescence spectra, UV-diffuse reflectance spectra and BET surface area measurement. The photocatalytic activity of prepared nanocomposite photocatalysts was studied by degradation of methyl orange dye under natural sunlight irradiation. S-doped ZnO-SnO2 was found to be more efficient than that of B,C-doped ZnO-SnO2 and bare ZnO-SnO2 nanocomposites. The photocatalytic activity of prepared photocatalysts follows trend as: S-doped ZnO-SnO2 > C-doped ZnO-SnO2 > B-doped ZnO-SnO2 > pure ZnO-SnO2. The enhanced activity of prepared photocatalysts could be attributed to the high specific surface area and small particle size.

Keywords

Doped nanocomposites Dye degradation Photocatalysis
Kande, S., Ghoshir, U., Khedkar, J., Muley, G., & Gambhire, A. (2019). Nanocrystalline B/C/S-Doped ZnO-SnO2 Photocatalysts: Preparation, Characterization and Photocatalytic Performance. Asian Journal of Chemistry, 31(9), 1971–1978. https://doi.org/10.14233/ajchem.2019.22047
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