Abstract
Transition metal oxide In2Fe2CuO7 nanoparticles were prepared by the sol-gel film coating and subsequent sintering method. The phase formation was investigated by X-ray polycrystalline diffraction (XRD) measurement. The structure refinement confirmed that the sample has a pure hexagonal phase with the space group of P63/mmc. The detailed surface properties were characterized. In2Fe2CuO7 shows an efficient optical absorption in the region of visible wavelength and has a narrow band-gap of 1.91 eV. Particularly, In2Fe2CuO7 presents the efficient photodegradation for methylene blue (MB) solutions under visible-light irradiation. The nanoparticles could be a potential photocatalyst for the photodegradation for organic pollution solutions. © 2016 Elsevier B.V.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 175-178 |
| Journal | Materials Letters |
| Volume | 179 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 15 Sept 2016 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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This work was supported by Basic Science Research Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) funded by the Ministry of Science, ICT & Future Planning ( NRF-2013RA1A2009154 ) and by the Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions (PAPD), China.
Research Keywords
- Nanoparticles
- Optical materials and properties
- Photocatalysis
- Semiconductors
- Sol-gel preparation
- Solar energy materials
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