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Potential of Gd-based nanocomposites (GdFeO3) as photocatalysts for the degradation of organic pollutants: a review

  • Fawad Ali , Muhammad Ikram , Zhang Feng , Muhammad Zahoor EMAIL logo and Muhammad Naveed Khalil
Published/Copyright: November 20, 2023
Zeitschrift für Physikalische Chemie
From the journal Zeitschrift für Physikalische Chemie Volume 238 Issue 1

Abstract

Gadolinium-based photocatalysts have gained interest in the past few years for their exceptional qualities and are currently being explored as potential photocatalysts for the degradation of organic pollutants and environment restoration. This review paper presents an in-depth examination of the photo-catalytic capabilities of Gadolinium-based nanoparticles (Gd-NPs) and their wide range of applications in the treatment of wastewater and other pollutants. The production processes, optimization variables, modifying procedures, diverse applications, and anti-stokes-up transformation features of Gd-NPs (GdFeO3) have been discussed. Furthermore, it also intends to better understand the redox properties, charge transport, bandgap tenability, blemish management and harmful effects of Gd photocatalysts. The disadvantages of Gadolinium-based small particles remained reviewed and addressed with modified approaches. These findings of literature suggest that Gd-NPs, nano-composite material/heterojunctions, or upconversion nanomaterials are being intensively reported in literature as photocatalytic materials. As a whole, this study offers light on current breakthroughs in Gd-based nanomaterials in regard to their uses in pollution elimination, and to control over environmental pollution and toxicity.

Keywords: degradation; Gd-based nanomaterials; nanocomposite; perovskite; photocatalysts; pollutants
Corresponding author: Muhammad Zahoor, Department of Biochemistry, University of Malakand, Chakdara, Dir Lower Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, E-mail:
Fawad Ali, Muhammad Ikram, Zhang Feng, and Muhammad Zahoor contributed equally.

  1. Research ethics: Not Applicable.

  2. Research funding: Not applicable.

  3. Conflict of interest: The authors declare no conflicts of interest regarding this article.

  4. Author contributions: FA and MI wrote the paper. MZ, ZF, and MNK revised the paper. Final proof reading was done by MZ. All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.

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Received: 2023-09-26
Accepted: 2023-11-05
Published Online: 2023-11-20
Published in Print: 2024-01-29

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degradation; Gd-based nanomaterials; nanocomposite; perovskite; photocatalysts; pollutants

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