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Solar Induced Photocatalytic Degradation of Methylene Blue by CdS/Ag 2 O Nanocomposites
Author(s) -
Sophia P. Joice,
Balaji D.,
James Caleb Peters T.,
Chander D. Sathish,
Vishwath Rishaban S.,
Vijaya Shanthi P.,
Nagavenkatesh K. R.,
Kumar M. Rajesh
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
chemistryselect
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.437
H-Index - 34
ISSN - 2365-6549
DOI - 10.1002/slct.202000475
Subject(s) - x ray photoelectron spectroscopy , nanocomposite , photocatalysis , materials science , raman spectroscopy , fourier transform infrared spectroscopy , photoluminescence , methylene blue , transmission electron microscopy , visible spectrum , band gap , hexagonal phase , spectroscopy , nuclear chemistry , analytical chemistry (journal) , phase (matter) , chemical engineering , nanotechnology , chemistry , optics , catalysis , optoelectronics , organic chemistry , physics , quantum mechanics , engineering
Present investigation reports the synthesis of stable as well as visible‐light active CdS/Ag 2 O nanocomposite photocatalysts in three varied ratios to be engaged in degradation of methylene blue (MB) dye. As‐synthesized photocatalysts have been characterized with the aid of diverse characterization techniques such as X‐ray diffraction (XRD), FT‐Raman, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT‐IR), X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), UV‐visible and Photoluminescence (PL) spectroscopy, and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). XRD pattern clearly depicts the presence of hexagonal CdS phase and cubic Ag 2 O phase. Results show a remarkable enhancement of photocatalytic activity for MB degradation especially for CdS/Ag 2 O nanocomposite with maximum efficiency up to 88.8 %. Moreover, the effective bandgap of CdS/Ag 2 O (1 : 2) nanocomposite has been significantly reduced to 1.71 eV from pure CdS (2.15 eV). It can be derived that CdS/Ag 2 O photocatalysis may be envisaged for treatment of diluted waste water containing organic pollutants.