Sn-Doped Hematite Nanoparticles for Potential Photocatalytic Dye Degradation
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Date
2020-01-01
Authors
Em, Svetlana
Yedigenov, Mussa
Molkenova, Anara
Khamkhash, Laura
Atabaev, Timur
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IOP Publishing
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Recently, low-cost hematite (α-Fe2O3) metal oxide semiconductor has attracted enormous attention for the photoelectrochemical water splitting and photocatalytic applications. The main purpose of this work is to study the effects of Sn-doping on the photocatalytic properties of hematite nanoparticles (NPs). Morphology and physicochemical properties of prepared samples were analyzed using X-ray diffraction analysis (XRD), transmission electron microscope (TEM), and UV-vis spectroscopy. Rhodamine B (RB) dye was used as a model organic pollutant to test the photocatalytic activity of prepared samples. It was found that the photocatalytic activity of Sn-doped hematite NPs was higher than that of the undoped hematite NPs. The recyclability tests suggested that 3 mol% Sn-doped hematite NPs can be used as a promising reusable photocatalyst for dyes degradation.
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Em, S., Yedigenov, M., Khamkhash, L., Molkenova, A., & Atabaev, T. S. (2020, January). Sn-Doped Hematite Nanoparticles for Potential Photocatalytic Dye Degradation. In IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering (Vol. 739, No. 1, p. 012042). IOP Publishing.