Effect of Gadolinium on the properties and photo-catalytic applications of ZnO nanocrystals
Journal Title: JOURNAL OF ADVANCES IN CHEMISTRY - Year 2016, Vol 12, Issue 8
Abstract
Various weight % of Gadolinium doped ZnO nanocrystals were prepared by using simple co-precipitation method. All the prepared Gd doped ZnO nanocrystals are annealed at 450°C. The synthesized nanocrystals are characterized by using various techniques like X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscope and UV-Vis spectroscopy. The influence of various weight % of Gadolinium doping on structural, optical and photo-catalytic performance of the ZnO nanocrystals has been investigated. Photo-catalytic decolourization was analysed for Gadolinium doped ZnO nanocrystals by using Methylene blue as model dye. It has been found that 0.075% Gd doped ZnO nanocrystals shows enhanced catalytic performance.
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S. Sampath Krishnan, S. Kalpana Rajan
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- EP ID EP652911
- DOI 10.24297/jac.v12i8.7537
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