Photocatalytic degradation of organic textile dyes using tellurium-based metal alloy

K, M and Fernandes, JM and Fernandes, BJ and Bindu, K and Ramesh, KP (2022) Photocatalytic degradation of organic textile dyes using tellurium-based metal alloy. In: Vacuum, 199 .

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Abstract

The viability of tellurium (Te)-based Te90Si5Sn5 alloy synthesized using facile melt-cooling method is explored in the photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue (MB) and crystal violet (CV) dye molecules. The Te90Si5Sn5 alloy catalyst synthesized by doping Te host dually with Si and Sn dopants exhibits absorption in the visible region, favoring effective degradation of organic dye molecules in the solar spectrum. The synthesized material possesses a higher surface area and demonstrates higher photocatalytic activity for CV dye when compared to MB dye. © 2022 Elsevier Ltd

Item Type:	Journal Article
Publication:	Vacuum
Publisher:	Elsevier Ltd
Additional Information:	The copyright for this article belongs to Elsevier Ltd
Keywords:	Aromatic compounds; Dyes; Metallurgy; Molecules; Photocatalytic activity; Silicon; Silicon alloys; Solar energy; Synthesis (chemical), Cooling methods; Dual doping; Melt cooling; Melt-cooling method; Metals and alloys; Photocatalytic degradation; Photocatalytic dye degradations; Solar energy materials; Synthesised; Tellurium-based photocatalyst, Absorption spectroscopy
Department/Centre:	Division of Physical & Mathematical Sciences > Physics
Date Deposited:	21 Mar 2022 07:36
Last Modified:	21 Mar 2022 07:36
URI:	http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/71565

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