The controlled synthesis of g-C<sub>3</sub>N<sub>4</sub>/Cd-doped ZnO nanocomposites as potential photocatalysts for the disinfection and degradation of organic pollutants under visible light irradiation
Mudassar Sher, Mohsin Javed, Sammia Shahid, Shahid Iqbal, Muhammad Azam Qamar, Ali Bahadur, Muhammad Abdul Qayyum
Abstract
XRD, SEM, EDX, TEM, FTIR spectroscopy, UV-Vis spectroscopy, ESR spectroscopy, and PL spectroscopy techniques. The synthesized photocatalysts were also applied against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacterial strains to evaluate their antibacterial activities.
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Graphitic carbon nitridePhotocatalysisPhotodegradationNanocompositeFourier transform infrared spectroscopyMaterials scienceElectron paramagnetic resonanceRadicalVisible spectrumTernary operationSpectroscopyNuclear chemistryPhotochemistryNanoparticleZincCatalysisChemistryChemical engineeringNanotechnologyOrganic chemistryOptoelectronicsQuantum mechanicsNuclear magnetic resonancePhysicsProgramming languageEngineeringMetallurgyComputer scienceAdvanced Photocatalysis TechniquesGa2O3 and related materialsZnO doping and properties