A study on methylene blue degradation: enhanced photocatalytic activity of Ag-ZnO nanocomposities

N Sudhan; S K Rathiha; V Balasubramanian; M Pandiaraman; D Aravind; Varagunapandiyan Natarajan; Mohamed A Ismail; Vinodhkumar G

doi:10.1088/2053-1591/aca245

Materials Research Express (Jan 2022)

A study on methylene blue degradation: enhanced photocatalytic activity of Ag-ZnO nanocomposities

N Sudhan,
S K Rathiha,
V Balasubramanian,
M Pandiaraman,
D Aravind,
Varagunapandiyan Natarajan,
Mohamed A Ismail,
Vinodhkumar G

Affiliations

N Sudhan: PG & Research Department of Chemistry, Thiagarajar College, Madurai—625009, Tamil Nadu, India
S K Rathiha: Department of Physics, Government Arts College, Melur—625106, Tamil Nadu, India
V Balasubramanian: Department of Science, Sona College of Technology, Salem 636005, Tamil Nadu, India
M Pandiaraman: Department of Physics, Raja Doraisingam Govt. Arts College, Sivaganga—630561, Tamil Nadu, India
D Aravind: University Science Instrumentation Centre, Madurai Kamaraj University , Palkalai nagar, Madurai—625021, Tamil Nadu, India
Varagunapandiyan Natarajan: Department of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering, King Khalid University , Abha-61411, Saudi Arabia
Mohamed A Ismail: ORCiD; Department of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering, King Khalid University , Abha-61411, Saudi Arabia; Institute of Engineering Research and Materials Technology , National Centre for Research, Khartoum-2424, Sudan
Vinodhkumar G: ORCiD; Department of Physics, Raja Doraisingam Govt. Arts College, Sivaganga—630561, Tamil Nadu, India

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1088/2053-1591/aca245
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 9, no. 11
p. 115505

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Silver/Zinc Oxide nanocomposites (Ag-ZnO NCs) were fabricated by varying the weight percentages of both Ag and ZnO for investigating its photocatalytic activity. The structural, morphology and optical response of the prepared nanocomposites were examined with PXRD, FESEM, TEM, EDAX, XPS, FT-IR, UV–vis-DRS and PL spectroscopy. The effect of Ag and ZnO concentrations on these nanocomposites was examinedby analyzing thephotocatalytic activity towards Methylene Blue (MB) dye degradationunder the UV irradiation. The overall results suggested that, AZ _1:1 NC achieved better photocatalytic activity than AZ _1:2 and AZ _2:1 composition. Therefore, the present study demonstrated the viability of the Ag-ZnO NCs in remediation of environmental pollutant and treatment of waste water.

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ISSN: 2053-1591 (Online)
Publisher: IOP Publishing
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Technology: Electrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineering: Materials of engineering and construction. Mechanics of materials; Technology: Chemical technology
Website: https://iopscience.iop.org/journal/2053-1591

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