Experimental and theoretical study of catalytic dye degradation and bactericidal potential of multiple phase Bi and MoS<sub>2</sub> doped SnO<sub>2</sub> quantum dots
Ayesha Habib, Muhammad Ikram, Ali Haider, Anwar Ul‐Hamid, Iram Shahzadi, Junaid Haider, Mohammed Benali Kanoun, Souraya Goumri‐Said, Walid Nabgan
Abstract
In the present study, different concentrations (1 and 3%) of Bi were incorporated into a fixed amount of molybdenum disulfide and SnO 2 quantum dots by co-precipitation technique. This research aimed to increase the efficacy of dye degradation and bactericidal behavior of SnO 2 .
Topics & Concepts
Methylene blueDopantQuantum dotDensity functional theoryCrystallinityMaterials scienceDegradation (telecommunications)Phase (matter)Molybdenum disulfideChemical engineeringDopingNanotechnologyChemistryPhotochemistryPhotocatalysisCatalysisComputational chemistryOrganic chemistryOptoelectronicsMetallurgyEngineeringComposite materialTelecommunicationsComputer scienceGas Sensing Nanomaterials and SensorsAdvanced Photocatalysis TechniquesZnO doping and properties