Journal
NANOTECHNOLOGY
Volume 31, Issue 37, Pages -Publisher
IOP PUBLISHING LTD
DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/ab96e8
Keywords
MgO; CeO2; nanocomposites; photocatalytic activity; magnetic properties
Funding
- Department of Science and Technology under the DST-INSPIRE Faculty scheme [DST/INSPIRE/04/2015/003149]
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A facile strategy was introduced for the development of pure MgO and its nanocomposites using different CeO(2)contents (3%-7%) to enhance their magnetic properties and photocatalytic performance. Different morphologies (namely nanoflowers and rhombohedral type nanostructures) were obtained using anin situhydrothermal method at different concentrations of CeO2. X-ray diffraction results revealed that peaks of CeO(2)were observed along with peaks of MgO, which confirms the presence of both phases. The crystallite size and particle size were found to increase with changing CeO(2)content in the host matrix of MgO. Moreover, the band gap reduces while the magnetic character increases with CeO(2)content. The magnetic behaviour of the nanocomposites was elucidated on the basis of oxygen intrinsic defects, which are shown through XPS. EPR measurements were carried out to understand the valence electrons and establish the defects present in the material, which are related to the size of the nanostructures. The degradation of Rose Bengal dye was performed to probe the photocatalytic activity of the MgO@CeO(2)nanocomposites. Hence the facile synthesis of these nanostructures conveyed good magnetic properties along with its application towards dye degradation.
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