Experimental investigation of structural, morphological, and optical characteristics of SrTiO3 nanoparticles using a shock tube for photocatalytic applications
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Surendhar Sakthivel
und Ikhyun Kim
Abstract
We investigated the role of dynamic shock waves in perovskite SrTiO3 (STO) material. XRD, FE-SEM, EDAX, FTIR, UV-DRS, XPS, and Raman spectroscopy were all used to examine the title material. When perovskite sample was loaded with shocks, its diffraction pattern did not show any crystal structure changes. The FE-SEM results suggest that the grain size increased linearly with the number of shocks. We used energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy to perform elemental analysis; results confirmed that SrTiO3 NPs were indeed present. Although the impulse of the shock wave changed the optical characteristics, it did not affect the molecular structure. To find the optical band gap energies of untreated and shocked NPs, Tauc plot relationships were used. The band-gap energies got smaller as the shock pulse became more substantial. The impact of shock waves caused oxygen vacancies and surface defects, lowering band gap energy. The test for photocatalytic testing showed that SrTiO3 NPs that are loaded with shock waves worked much better when they were exposed to visible light. The characteristics, including stress, strain, and bond length, were found to significantly influence photocatalytic applications. In addition, attempts were made to provide a viewpoint for future study. Overall, the objective of this research was to provide valuable insights for experts engaged in the field of SrTiO3.
Funding source: National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) grant funded by the Korea government (MIST)
Award Identifier / Grant number: (No. 2022R1C1C1006414)
Acknowledgments
S. A. wishes to thank UGC-DAE-CSR (Indore), DST (MES and SERB), MHRD-RUSA, TANSCHE (Chennai) and BRNS (Mumbai), Indo-Poland for financial support.
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Research ethics: Not applicable.
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Author contributions: The author(s) have accepted responsibility for the entire content of this manuscript and approved its submission.
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Competing interests: The author(s) state(s) no conflict of interest.
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Research funding: The research was supported by the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) grant funded by the Korea government (MIST) (No. 2022R1C1C1006414).
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Data availability: Not applicable.
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Artikel in diesem Heft
- Frontmatter
- Editorial
- Editorial to the Proceedings of the three-day international summer school “Solar water splitting and artificial photosynthesis” (SWAP)
- Contributions to “Materials for Solar Water Splitting”
- Preparation and characterization of chitosan/PVA/egg white ternary composite film for food packaging application
- Synthesis, physicochemical and quantum chemical studies of 7-azaindolinium-3,5-dinitrobenzoate single crystal for nonlinear optical applications
- Effective synthesis of nitrogen doped carbon nanotubes over transition metal loaded mesoporous catalysts for energy storage of supercapacitor applications
- Experimental investigation of structural, morphological, and optical characteristics of SrTiO3 nanoparticles using a shock tube for photocatalytic applications
- Spectroscopic characterizations, RDG and docking study of 2-[3-(4-chlorophenyl)-5-(4-(propane-2-yl) phenyl)-4,5-dihydro-1H pyrozol-1-yl]-4-(4-fluorophenyl)-1,3-thiazole
- Enhanced photocatalytic performance of gadolinium-doped lithium manganese oxide (Li4Mn5O12) by conventional ball milling method
- Purification of water using TiO2/g-C3N5 nanocomposite: a visible light assisted photocatalytic activity
- Investigating the impact of sodium (Na) dopant on the structural, morphological, optical, and magnetic properties of LaPrSrMnO3 perovskite nanoflakes
- Investigations on the enhanced anti-microbial activity of one step synthesized ZnO, WO3, and rGO nano particles and fabrication of rGO nano electrode for EMG biomedical application