Open AccessCurd Mediated Facile Synthesis of ZnO/Ag/NiO Heterostructures and Visible Light Assisted Photodegradation of Methylene Blue
Author(s) -
J.P. Shubha,
B.S. Prathibha,
N. Jayalakshmi
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
asian journal of chemistry/asian journal of chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.145
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 0975-427X
pISSN - 0970-7077
DOI - 10.14233/ajchem.2020.22842
Subject(s) - photodegradation , non blocking i/o , photocatalysis , methylene blue , chemistry , fourier transform infrared spectroscopy , nanomaterials , visible spectrum , zinc nitrate , nuclear chemistry , transmission electron microscopy , powder diffraction , catalysis , photochemistry , zinc , chemical engineering , materials science , nanotechnology , organic chemistry , optoelectronics , engineering , crystallography
Green fuel perished curd was used to synthesize ZnO/Ag/NiO ternary heterostructure with zinc nitrate,nickel carbonate and silver nitrate as oxidizers. The obtained nanostructure was characterized byvarious analytical techniques such as powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD), Fourier transform infraredspectroscopy (FTIR), scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), transmission electron microscopy(TEM). The particles and flakes composition of ZnO/Ag/NiO nanomaterials was confirmed.Photocatalytic activity of ZnO/Ag/NiO was evaluated with methylene blue dye by source of light,concentration of hydrogen ion, catalyst and dye concentrations. The obtained ZnO/Ag/NiO nanoparticlesreveal better catalytic property for the photodegradation of methylene blue dye under visible light.