Effect of Mn dopant on physiochemical properties of V2O5 and their photocatalytic application toward mineralization of malachite green (MG) dye
F.F. Alharbi, Maria Zulfiqar, Syeda Rabia Ejaz, Salma Aman, Muhammad Arslan Aslam, Muhammad Abdullah, Abdullah G. Al‐Sehemi, A.M.A. Henaish, Khursheed Ahmad, Hafiz Muhammad Tahir Farid
Abstract
The doping method is considered a proficient technique for enhancing the photocatalytic performance of nanostructures . Herein, doping of Mn into the V 2 O 5 (VO) nanostructure increased their photodegradation capacity toward malachite green dye (MG). Different physical strategy to investigate the physiochemical behavior of the undoped and Mn doped V 2 O 5. Using an aqueous malachite green (MG) solution and xenon light illumination, the degradation capabilities of the manufactured pristine and Mn doped V 2 O 5 were studied. The pristine V 2 O 5 and Mn doped V 2 O 5 nanoarray display a photocatalytic efficiency of 94.79 % for MG compared to the pure V 2 O 5 (75.52 %). Consistently, doping of Mn into V 2 O 5 was shown to affect the photodegradation of malachite green significantly. Our finding suggests that Mn doped V 2 O 5 nanomaterials act as potential photocatalysts to degrade the MG dye and can act as an environmental cleaner to resolve the other related issues.