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Facile synthesis and characterization of WO3/CuWO4 nanocomposites for the removal of toxic methylene blue dye
Thilagavathi Thiyagarajan†
Venugopal Deivasigamani
Marnadu Raj1
Chandrasekaran Joseph1
Thangaraju Dheivasigamani2
Baskaran Palanivel3
Mohamed S. Hamdy4
Mohd. Shkir5
Department of Physics, Gobi Arts & Science College, Gobichettipalayam - 638453, Erode, Tamilnadu, India 1Department of Physics, Sri Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya College of Arts and Science, Coimbatore - 641020, Tamilnadu, India 2Nano-crystal Design and Application Lab (n-DAL), Department of Physics, PSG Institute of Technology and Applied Research, Coimbatore - 641062, Tamil Nadu, India 3Department of Physics and Nanotechnology, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur, Kancheepuram 603203, Tamil Nadu, India 4Catalysis Research Group (CRG), Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Khalid University, P.O. Box 9004, Abha 61413, Saudi Arabia 5Advanced Functional Materials & Optoelectronics Laboratory, Department of Physics, College of Science, King Khalid University, Abha - 61413, Saudi Arabia
thilagavathi01@gmail.com
Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering, May 2021, 38(5), 952-965(14), 10.1007/s11814-021-0756-x
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Abstract
Pure tungsten oxide (WO3) nanoparticles (NPs) and WO3/copper tungstate (CuWO4) nanocomposites (NCs) were prepared by varying copper content from (5-20 wt%) via the co-precipitation process. XRD results reveal that the structural parameters of WO3/CuWO4 NCs have been strongly affected via Cu doping. Morphology of synthesized WO3 was noticed to be distinct and particle size was significantly reduced through Cu doping confirmed by employing HRTEM studies. Elemental purity of as synthesized products, elucidated from EDX and XPS analyses, reveals that WO3/CuWO4 nanocomposites contain W, O and Cu elements only. Also, FT-IR spectra and its corresponding assignments indicate the existence of WO3/CuWO4. UV-Visible study shows that WO3/CuWO4 composites have narrow bandgap compared to pure WO3. Photoluminescence spectral peaks intensity of NCs displays a decreasing trend, which supports the enhanced photocatalytic activity. The results clearly show that 20 wt% Cu incorporated WO3 sample exhibits better photocatalytic nature than that of pure WO3 and will be more applicable in purify the water.
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