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Cobalt and holmium co-doped nickel ferrite nanoparticles: synthesis, characterization and photocatalytic application studies

  • Kashuf Shafiq , Muhammad Aadil EMAIL logo , Warda Hassan , Qurshia Choudhry , Safia Gul , Afroz Rais , Alaa A. Fattah , Khaled H. Mahmoud und Mohd Zahid Ansari EMAIL logo
Veröffentlicht/Copyright: 23. August 2023
Zeitschrift für Physikalische Chemie
Aus der Zeitschrift Zeitschrift für Physikalische Chemie Band 237 Heft 9

Abstract

Herein, nickel ferrite-based photocatalysts with enhanced light utilizing electrical charge transport properties have been reported for environmental remediation applications. The cobalt and holmium co-doped nickel ferrite [Ni1−x(Co) x Fe2−y(Ho) y O4] nanoparticles and bare nickel ferrite (NiFe2O4) nanoparticles have been prepared via surfactant-supported wet-chemical techniques. The as-prepared ferritic photocatalyst’s structural, morphological, and light harvesting features have been examined in detail using well-known physical, electronic, and optical methods. The co-doped ferrite photocatalyst’s tuned structural features enable it to absorb maximum wavelengths from the U.V. and visible regions. This is because the co-doped Ni1−x(Co) x Fe2−y(Ho) y O4 optical band gap is 1.73 eV; hence, the wavelength from the visible part possesses sufficient energies to trigger the electronic excitation in co-doped ferrite photocatalysts. Moreover, the co-doping-induced structural defects in the ferrite photocatalyst. These defects act as a reservoir for the charge species, mainly electrons, so the process of charge recombination is almost hampered for the Ni1−x(Co) x Fe2−y(Ho) y O4 photocatalyst. In application terms, the photomineralization capabilities of doped and bare ferrite photocatalysts have been explored using crystal violet (CV) dye. The comparative photocatalytic evaluation of both nickel ferrite-based photocatalysts shows that co-doped ferrite degraded 96.02 % of CV dye. In comparison, the undoped one only degraded 64.84 % after 80 min of W-lamp light exposure. The results demonstrated that the Ho and Co co-doped ferrite photocatalyst exhibits excellent photocatalytic activity, suggesting its potential for environmental remediation applications in textile industrial discharges.

Keywords: crystal violet; nanoparticles; nickel ferrite; optical; photocatalyst
Corresponding authors: Muhammad Aadil, Department of Chemistry, Rahim Yar Khan Campus, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Rahim Yar Khan, 64200, Pakistan, E-mail: ; and Mohd Zahid Ansari, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Yeungnam University, 280 Daehak-Ro, Gyeongsan, Gyeongbuk 38541, Republic of Korea, E-mail:
Kashuf Shafiq and Muhammad Aadil contributed equally to this work.

Funding source: Taif University

Award Identifier / Grant number: Unassigned

Funding source: Islamia University of Bahawalpur

Award Identifier / Grant number: Unassigned

Acknowledgment

The researchers would like to acknowledge Deanship of Scientific Research, Taif University for funding this work.

  1. Research ethics: Nothing in the reported work is against the research ethics.

  2. Author contributions: Kashuf Shafiq (Experimental work), Muhammad Aadil (Designed the whole project), Warda Hassan (SEM analysis), Qurshia Choudhry (write the manuscript), Safia Gul (Reusability tests), Afroz Rais (Current volatge tests), A.A. Fattah (Physical studies), K.H. Mahmoud (Application studies), Mohd Zahid Ansari (Impedance analysis and proof reading).

  3. Competing interests: All other authors state no conflict of interest.

  4. Research funding: The researchers would like to acknowledge Deanship of Scientific Research, Taif University for funding this work.

  5. Data availability: The raw data can be obtained on request from the corresponding author.

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Accepted: 2023-07-12
Published Online: 2023-08-23
Published in Print: 2023-09-26

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crystal violet; nanoparticles; nickel ferrite; optical; photocatalyst

Artikel in diesem Heft

  1. Frontmatter
  2. Original Papers
  3. Okra-psyllium based green synthesis of eco-friendly bio-adsorbent for efficient removal of uranium and crystal violet dye from aqueous media: statistical optimization using response surface methodology
  4. Dansyl based selective fluorescence sensor for Hg in aqueous environment: an experimental and computational studies
  5. Cobalt and holmium co-doped nickel ferrite nanoparticles: synthesis, characterization and photocatalytic application studies
  6. Green synthesis of magnetic Fe3O4 nanoflakes using vegetables extracts and their magnetic, structural and antibacterial properties evaluation
  7. Effect of ethanol and sodium chloride on the physio-chemical properties of Montelukast sodium and its interaction with DNA
  8. Synthesis, crystal growth and supramolecular chemistry of 4-dimethylaminopyridinium salts of benzoates and a phenolate ion
  9. Exploring the occurrence, relationship and in vitro culturing behaviors of bacterial populations associated with dental caries in adult patients
  10. A thermodynamic investigation on the micellization behavior of ionic liquid in presence of vitamins
  11. Cd/SBA-15 heterogeneous catalyst used for acetic acid conversion: pseudo-homogeneous kinetic model, response surface methodology, and historical data design
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