In the current study novel magnetic BiOBr-Gd^(3+)doped CoFe_(2)O_(4)heterojunction nanocomposites fabricated by chemical precipitation method for Acid Violet 7(AV 7)and Reactive Red 120(RR 120)dye degradation under su...In the current study novel magnetic BiOBr-Gd^(3+)doped CoFe_(2)O_(4)heterojunction nanocomposites fabricated by chemical precipitation method for Acid Violet 7(AV 7)and Reactive Red 120(RR 120)dye degradation under sunlight are presented.The samples were well characterized by X-ray diffraction(XRD),X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy(XPS),transmission electron microscopy(TEM),scanning electron microscopy(SEM),energy dispersive X-ray analysis(EDAX),UV-visible near infrared(NIR),photoluminescence(PL),TRF,EIS,Mott-Schottky,and BET analysis.X-ray diffractograms of BiOBr-Gd^(3+)doped CoFe_(2)O_(4)nanocomposites authenticate the formation of the composite composed of diffraction peaks of both BiOBr and Gd^(3+)doped CoFe_(2)O_(4)samples.Photoluminescence(PL),Time Resolved Fluorescence Spectrocopy(TRF)and Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy(EIS)investigations were explored to examine the transfer efficiency of photoinduced charge carriers.Among the synthesized materials,the BiOBr-Gd^(3+)doped CoFe_(2)O_(4)-2 nanocomposite presents superior degradation capability for RR 120 of 87.34%and AV 7 dyes of 98.41%.The apparent rate constant(k)value of 0.1317 min^(-1)for AV 7 is sixteen times higher and RR 120(0.0135 min^(-1))is 2 times higher than pristine BiOBr.The radical trapping experiments also proved the role of photogenerated h^(+),O_(2)·^(-),and·OH radicals in the degradation mechanism.The superior performance of BiOBr-Gd^(3+)doped CoFe_(2)O_(4)-2 is ascribed to the formation of the heterostructure,the in-built electric field,and energy-band alignment,which thermodynamically and kinetically favors the photoactivity and stability of the heterojunction.展开更多
文摘In the current study novel magnetic BiOBr-Gd^(3+)doped CoFe_(2)O_(4)heterojunction nanocomposites fabricated by chemical precipitation method for Acid Violet 7(AV 7)and Reactive Red 120(RR 120)dye degradation under sunlight are presented.The samples were well characterized by X-ray diffraction(XRD),X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy(XPS),transmission electron microscopy(TEM),scanning electron microscopy(SEM),energy dispersive X-ray analysis(EDAX),UV-visible near infrared(NIR),photoluminescence(PL),TRF,EIS,Mott-Schottky,and BET analysis.X-ray diffractograms of BiOBr-Gd^(3+)doped CoFe_(2)O_(4)nanocomposites authenticate the formation of the composite composed of diffraction peaks of both BiOBr and Gd^(3+)doped CoFe_(2)O_(4)samples.Photoluminescence(PL),Time Resolved Fluorescence Spectrocopy(TRF)and Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy(EIS)investigations were explored to examine the transfer efficiency of photoinduced charge carriers.Among the synthesized materials,the BiOBr-Gd^(3+)doped CoFe_(2)O_(4)-2 nanocomposite presents superior degradation capability for RR 120 of 87.34%and AV 7 dyes of 98.41%.The apparent rate constant(k)value of 0.1317 min^(-1)for AV 7 is sixteen times higher and RR 120(0.0135 min^(-1))is 2 times higher than pristine BiOBr.The radical trapping experiments also proved the role of photogenerated h^(+),O_(2)·^(-),and·OH radicals in the degradation mechanism.The superior performance of BiOBr-Gd^(3+)doped CoFe_(2)O_(4)-2 is ascribed to the formation of the heterostructure,the in-built electric field,and energy-band alignment,which thermodynamically and kinetically favors the photoactivity and stability of the heterojunction.
