Structural, microstructural and photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue of zinc oxide and Fe-doped ZnO nanoparticles prepared by simple coprecipitation method
dc.contributor.author | Sabrina Roguai 1 | |
dc.contributor.author | Abdelkader Djelloul 2 | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2024-02-14T19:36:24Z | |
dc.date.available | 2024-02-14T19:36:24Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2021-05-04 | |
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dc.description.abstract | Nanoparticles of ZnO doped with Fe (0.00, 0.02, 0.05 and 0.10) were prepared by chemical co-precipitation method. The effect of iron doping on the structural, morphological and optical properties of ZnO nano particles was examined by X-ray diffraction (XRD), Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and UV–Visible spectroscopy. The XRD analysis revealed the single-phase of the as made and Fe-doped ZnO nanoparticles. SEM images showed the formation of aggregates of small individual nanoparticles of various sizes. FTIR analysis indicated the existence of distinct characteristic absorption peaks at 447 cm− 1 for Zn–O stretching mode with some changes in the intensities. UV–Visible measurement revealed a reduction in the energy gap with increasing Fe concentration, which is generally due to increasing mesh pa rameters. The photocatalytic activity of Zn1-xFexO was evaluated by analyzing the degradation of methylene blue (MB). The presence of iron from 2% to 10 at% in the ZnO nanopowder was found to decelerate the photocatalytic process. | |
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dc.identifier.citation | 38 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssc.2021.114362 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://dspace.univ-khenchela.dz:4000/handle/123456789/1008 | |
dc.language.iso | en | |
dc.publisher | Solid State Communications, Elsevier Ltd | |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | 334–335 (2021)114362; 334–335 | |
dc.title | Structural, microstructural and photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue of zinc oxide and Fe-doped ZnO nanoparticles prepared by simple coprecipitation method | |
dc.type | Article |