Structural, Optical and Photocatalytic Activity of The Cerium Doped Ba2TiMoO6 Double Perovskite.

Abstract

In this work, it was highlighted synthesis strategy and fundamental characterization of the pure and Ce doped Ba2TiMoO6 with different Ce concentrations were presented. It was investigated its thermal stability by using the Thermal Gravimetric Analysis and Differential Thermal Analysis. The crystal structures and the purity of the compounds were analyzed by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy. The Surface morphology was examined by using Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) and surface area analysis. The optical properties were examined by using the UV-Vis diffuse reflectance and photoluminescence (PL) spectroscopies. The prepared Ba2TiMoO6 nanopowders are characterized by band gap of 3.41~3.6 eV and violet emission of 426.67 nm wavelength. The degradation efficiency was found approximately 16% of Methyl Blue (MO) after 120 min duration. Our results will predicate new Perovskites materials, which can be used for future environmental applications.