Self-cleaning mechanism of synthesized SnO2/TiO2 nanostructure for photocatalytic activity application for waste water treatment

Magdalane, C. Maria; Kanimozhi, K.; Arularasu, M.V.; Ramalingam, G.; Kaviyarasu, K.

doi:10.1016/j.surfin.2019.100346

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“…However, the rate of decomposition of CR dye is observed to decrease corresponding to the strength of dye solution greater than 15 mg/L, which confirms the fact that the removal of CR dye depends on the initial strength. Further, with the increase in the concentration of CR dye, the degradation underway to decrease 82 .…”

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Facile synthesis and defect optimization of 2D-layered MoS2 on TiO2 heterostructure for industrial effluent, wastewater treatments

Ramalingam

Chinnapan

Bojarajan

et al. 2020

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Current research is paying much attention to heterojunction nanostructures. Owing to its versatile characteristics such as stimulating morphology, affluent surface-oxygen-vacancies and chemical compositions for enhanced generation of reactive oxygen species. Herein, we report the hydrothermally synthesized TiO2@MoS2 heterojunction nanostructure for the effective production of photoinduced charge carriers to enhance the photocatalytic capability. XRD analysis illustrated the crystalline size of CTAB capped TiO2, MoS2@TiO2 and L-Cysteine capped MoS2@TiO2 as 12.6, 11.7 and 10.2 nm, respectively. The bandgap of the samples analyzed by UV–Visible spectroscopy are 3.57, 3.66 and 3.94 eV. PL spectra of anatase phase titania shows the peaks present at and above 400 nm are ascribed to the defects in the crystalline structure in the form of oxygen vacancies. HRTEM reveals the existence of hexagonal layered MoS2 formation on the spherical shaped TiO2 nanoparticles at the interface. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy recommends the chemical interactions between MoS2 and TiO2, specifically, oxygen vacancies. In addition, the electrochemical impedance spectroscopy studies observed that L-MT sample performed low charge transfer resistance (336.7 Ω cm2) that promotes the migration of electrons and interfacial charge separation. The photocatalytic performance is evaluated by quantifying the rate of Congo red dye degradation under visible light irradiation, and the decomposition efficiency was found to be 97%. The electron trapping recombination and plausible photocatalytic mechanism are also explored, and the reported work could be an excellent complement for industrial wastewater treatment.

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Facile synthesis and defect optimization of 2D-layered MoS2 on TiO2 heterostructure for industrial effluent, wastewater treatments

Ramalingam

Chinnapan

Bojarajan

et al. 2020

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“…The shift in raman peak occur due to high lattice defect such as oxygen vacancies can be created by doping of Sn ions [30,31]. ] reveals that the particles are agglomerated with size of about 8 nm 20 nm [35,36]. From the HRTEM images [Fig.…”

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Investigation of metal doped mesoporous TiO2 nanostructures for environmental remediation

Santhi¹,

Harish²,

Navaneethan³

et al. 2021

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In the recent past, metal oxides have attracted the researchers because of their applications in energy and environmental application domains. In the present work, hydrothermal technique used to prepared the Sn doped TiO2 nanoparticles and the effect of Sn concentration has been investigated. The structural, morphological, surface composition, optical and photocatalytic behavior were studied. XRD pattern revealed that doping of Sn makes easy transformation of rutile from anatase phase at lower temperature, providing tetragonal structure of rutile of TiO2. TEM analysis showed the formation of nanoparticles with spherical like morphology with good crystallinity. UV-Vis spectra, it is observed that optical absorption edge gets red shifted upon Sn doping and the band gap is found to be 2.6 eV. The photocatalytic activity of the synthesized nanoparticles has been investigated under visible light irradiation. Experimental results suggested that 0.5 wt % of Sn doped nanoparticles have shown to exhibit improved photocatalytic properties.

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“…Over the past years, there has been an enormous interest in the research and development of semiconducting nanostructures due to their potential in the application and in electronic devices as well as in the sensor field [1][2][3][4][5]. Chemical sensors based on semiconductor nanostructures are expected to have a significantly enhanced performance compared to thin films, due to their high surface-volume ratio.…”

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Growth of Less than 20 nm SnO Nanowires Using an Anodic Aluminum Oxide Template for Gas Sensing

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Stannous oxide (SnO) nanowires were synthesized by a template and catalyst-free thermal oxidation process. After annealing a Sn nanowires-embedded anodic aluminum oxide (AAO) template in air, we obtained a large amount of SnO nanowires. SnO nanowires were first prepared by electrochemical deposition and an oxidization method based on an AAO template. The preparation of SnO nanowires used aluminum sheet (purity 99.999%) and then a two-step anodization procedure to obtain a raw alumina mold. Finally, transparent alumina molds (AAO template) were obtained by reaming, soaking with phosphoric acid for 20 min, and a stripping process. We got a pore size of < 20 nm on the transparent alumina mold. In order to meet electroplating needs, we produced a platinum film on the bottom surface of the AAO template by using a sputtering method as the electrode of electroplating deposition. The structure was characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD). High resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM) and field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM) with X-ray energy dispersive spectrometer (EDS) were used to observe the morphology. The EDS spectrum showed that components of the materials were Sn and O. FE-SEM results showed the synthesized SnO nanowires have an approximate length of ~10–20 μm with a highly aspect ratio of > 500. SnO nanowires with a Sn/O atomic ratio of ~1:1 were observed from EDS. The crystal structure of SnO nanowires showed that all the peaks within the spectrum lead to SnO with a tetragonal structure. This study may lead to the use of the 1D structure nanowires into electronic nanodevices and/or sensors, thus leading to nano-based functional structures.

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Self-cleaning mechanism of synthesized SnO2/TiO2 nanostructure for photocatalytic activity application for waste water treatment

Cited by 55 publications

References 31 publications

Facile synthesis and defect optimization of 2D-layered MoS2 on TiO2 heterostructure for industrial effluent, wastewater treatments

Facile synthesis and defect optimization of 2D-layered MoS2 on TiO2 heterostructure for industrial effluent, wastewater treatments

Investigation of metal doped mesoporous TiO2 nanostructures for environmental remediation

Growth of Less than 20 nm SnO Nanowires Using an Anodic Aluminum Oxide Template for Gas Sensing

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