Role of cooperative factors in the photocatalytic activity of Ba and Mn doped BiFeO<sub>3</sub> nanoparticles
Astita Dubey, Alexander Schmitz, Vladimir V. Shvartsman, G. Bacher, Doru C. Lupascu, Marianela Escobar Castillo
Abstract
The escalated photocatalytic (PC) efficiency of the visible light absorber Ba-doped BiFe 0.95 Mn 0.05 O 3 (BFM) nanoparticles (NPs) as compared to BiFeO 3 (BFO) NPs is reported for the degradation of the organic pollutants rhodamine B and methyl orange.
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PhotocatalysisNanoparticleDopingMaterials scienceChemical engineeringNanotechnologyOptoelectronicsChemistryCatalysisEngineeringOrganic chemistryMultiferroics and related materialsAdvanced Photocatalysis TechniquesGa2O3 and related materials