Various concentrations (0.01, 0.03 and 0.05 wt ratios) of graphene oxide (GO) nanosheets were doped into magnesium oxide (MgO) nanostructures using chemical precipitation technique. The objective was to study the effect of GO dopant concentrations on the catalytic and antibacterial behavior of fixed amount of MgO. XRD technique revealed cubic phase of MgO, while its crystalline nature was confirmed through SAED profiles. Functional groups presence and Mg-O (443 cm−1) in fingerprint region was evident with FTIR spectroscopy. Optical properties were recorded via UV–visible spectroscopy with redshift pointing to a decrease in band gap energy from 5.0 to 4.8 eV upon doping. Electron–hole recombination behavior was examined through photoluminescence (PL) spectroscopy. Raman spectra exhibited D band (1338 cm−1) and G band (1598 cm−1) evident to GO doping. Formation of nanostructure with cubic and hexagon morphology was confirmed with TEM, whereas interlayer average d-spacing of 0.23 nm was assessed using HR-TEM. Dopants existence and evaluation of elemental constitution Mg, O were corroborated using EDS technique. Catalytic activity against methyl blue ciprofloxacin (MBCF) was significantly reduced (45%) for higher GO dopant concentration (0.05), whereas bactericidal activity of MgO against E. coli was improved significantly (4.85 mm inhibition zone) upon doping with higher concentration (0.05) of GO, owing to the formation of nanorods.
The present study
demonstrates the hydrothermal synthesis of SnO2 quantum
dots (QDs) doped with different concentrations (2,
4 wt %) of magnesium (Mg) and a fixed amount of chitosan (CS). The
obtained samples were investigated through a number of characterizations
for optical analysis, elemental composition, crystal structure, functional
group presence, interlayer spacing, and surface morphology. The XRD
spectrum revealed the tetragonal structure of SnO2 with
no significant variations occurring upon the addition of CS and Mg.
The crystallite size of QDs was reduced by incorporation of dopants.
The optical absorption spectra revealed a red shift, assigned to the
reduction of the band gap energy upon doping. TEM analysis proved
that the few nanorod-like structures of CS overlapped with SnO2 QDs, and agglomeration was observed upon Mg doping. The incorporation
of dopants little enhanced the d-spacing of SnO2 QDs. Moreover, the synthesized nanocatalyst was utilized
to calculate the degradation percentage of methylene blue (MB) dye.
Afterward, a comparative analysis of catalytic activity, photocatalytic
activity, and sonophotocatalytic activity was carried out. Notably,
4% Mg/CS-doped QDs showed maximum sonophotocatalytic degradation of
MB in basic medium compared to other activities. Lastly, the prepared
nanocatalyst was found to be efficient for dye degradation in any
environment and inexpensive.
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