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Synthesis of Gd/N co-doped ZnO for enhanced UV-vis and direct solar-light-driven photocatalytic degradation
The construction of a UV-Vis and direct sunlight functioning photocatalyst is a puzzling task for organic pollutant removal. Herein, we have fabricated Gd/N co-doped ZnO nanoparticles for the first-time using a simple co-precipitation method for photocatalytic degradation application. The heteroatom...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8695734/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35423487 http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d0ra10698d |
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author | Alanazi, Hamdah S. Ahmad, Naushad Alharthi, Fahad A. |
author_facet | Alanazi, Hamdah S. Ahmad, Naushad Alharthi, Fahad A. |
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description | The construction of a UV-Vis and direct sunlight functioning photocatalyst is a puzzling task for organic pollutant removal. Herein, we have fabricated Gd/N co-doped ZnO nanoparticles for the first-time using a simple co-precipitation method for photocatalytic degradation application. The heteroatom doping enhances the light absorption ability and acts as a photo-induced electron–hole separator by creating a trap state. Co-doped ZnO shows comparatively high photocatalytic degradation efficiency of about 87% and 93% under UV-Vis and direct solar light respectively. Moreover, the prepared photocatalyst exhibits excellent stability for the recycling process. Hence, we believe that this heteroatom co-doped ZnO photocatalyst is an auspicious material for the photocatalytic organic pollutant degradation reaction. |
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spelling | pubmed-86957342022-04-13 Synthesis of Gd/N co-doped ZnO for enhanced UV-vis and direct solar-light-driven photocatalytic degradation Alanazi, Hamdah S. Ahmad, Naushad Alharthi, Fahad A. RSC Adv Chemistry The construction of a UV-Vis and direct sunlight functioning photocatalyst is a puzzling task for organic pollutant removal. Herein, we have fabricated Gd/N co-doped ZnO nanoparticles for the first-time using a simple co-precipitation method for photocatalytic degradation application. The heteroatom doping enhances the light absorption ability and acts as a photo-induced electron–hole separator by creating a trap state. Co-doped ZnO shows comparatively high photocatalytic degradation efficiency of about 87% and 93% under UV-Vis and direct solar light respectively. Moreover, the prepared photocatalyst exhibits excellent stability for the recycling process. Hence, we believe that this heteroatom co-doped ZnO photocatalyst is an auspicious material for the photocatalytic organic pollutant degradation reaction. The Royal Society of Chemistry 2021-03-10 /pmc/articles/PMC8695734/ /pubmed/35423487 http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d0ra10698d Text en This journal is © The Royal Society of Chemistry https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ |
spellingShingle | Chemistry Alanazi, Hamdah S. Ahmad, Naushad Alharthi, Fahad A. Synthesis of Gd/N co-doped ZnO for enhanced UV-vis and direct solar-light-driven photocatalytic degradation |
title | Synthesis of Gd/N co-doped ZnO for enhanced UV-vis and direct solar-light-driven photocatalytic degradation |
title_full | Synthesis of Gd/N co-doped ZnO for enhanced UV-vis and direct solar-light-driven photocatalytic degradation |
title_fullStr | Synthesis of Gd/N co-doped ZnO for enhanced UV-vis and direct solar-light-driven photocatalytic degradation |
title_full_unstemmed | Synthesis of Gd/N co-doped ZnO for enhanced UV-vis and direct solar-light-driven photocatalytic degradation |
title_short | Synthesis of Gd/N co-doped ZnO for enhanced UV-vis and direct solar-light-driven photocatalytic degradation |
title_sort | synthesis of gd/n co-doped zno for enhanced uv-vis and direct solar-light-driven photocatalytic degradation |
topic | Chemistry |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8695734/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35423487 http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d0ra10698d |
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