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Facile Chemical Synthesis of Pure Cu doped CeO2 Nanoparticles: Evaluation of Fundamental Properties and Photocatalytic Activity on Rhodamine B Dye

https://doi.org/10.14233/ajchem.2022.23964%20
Swathi Chidaraboyina
Department of Applied Chemistry, Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences (Deemed to be University), Karunya Nagar, Coimbatore641114, India ; Department of Chemistry, Keshav Memorial Institute of Technology, 3-5-1026, Narayanaguda, Hyderabad-500029, India
Arputharaj Samson Nesaraj
Department of Applied Chemistry, Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences (Deemed to be University), Karunya Nagar, Coimbatore641114, India; Department of Chemistry, School of Advanced Sciences, Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education (Deemed to be University), Anand Nagar, Krishnankoil-626126, India
Manasai Arunkumar
Department of Applied Chemistry, Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences (Deemed to be University), Karunya Nagar, Coimbatore641114, India

Corresponding Author(s) : Arputharaj Samson Nesaraj

samson@klu.ac.in

Asian Journal of Chemistry, Vol. 34 No. 12 (2022): Vol 34 Issue 12, 2022

Abstract

Copper doped CeO2 (Ce1-xCuxO2-δ; x = 0.10, 0.20, 0.30, 0.40 and 0.50) nanoparticles were synthesized by wet chemical precipitation process. These materials were characterized by XRD, FTIR, EDAX, SEM, UV and photoluminescence spectroscopic techniques. These samples exhibited FCC crystalline structure. The FTIR showed the presence of Ce-O vibration in the prepared samples, whereas SEM exhibited smaller and bigger grains in the materials. The band gap energy (Eg) was measured in the range of 1.5-3 eV. The photoluminiscence spectra for all the suspensions were obtained in the range of 390 to 550 nm. The photocatalytic elimination of Rhodamine B in the presence of Ce1-xCuxO2-δ nano-photocatalysts under UV light was studied. The highest photodegradation efficiency (68.05%) was found at pH = 11 after 60 min irradiation in UV light at room temperature for Ce0.90Cu0.10O2-δ.

Keywords

Cu doped CeO2 nanoparticles Cu doped CeO2 nanoparticles Rhodamine B Rhodamine B Dye removal Dye removal Photocatalytic degradation Photocatalytic degradation UV irradiation UV irradiation
Chidaraboyina, S., Samson Nesaraj, A., & Arunkumar, M. (2022). Facile Chemical Synthesis of Pure Cu doped CeO2 Nanoparticles: Evaluation of Fundamental Properties and Photocatalytic Activity on Rhodamine B Dye. Asian Journal of Chemistry, 34(12), 3093–3099. https://doi.org/10.14233/ajchem.2022.23964
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