Efficient and recyclable Nd<sup>3+</sup>-doped CoFe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub> for boosted visible light-driven photocatalytic degradation of Rhodamine B dye
Thi To Loan Nguyen, Hang T.T. Nguyen, Lan Nguyễn, Anh Tuan Duong, Hai Q. Nguyen, Viet T. M. Ngo, Van Nhuong Vu, Duyen Thi Cam Nguyen, Thuan Van Tran
Abstract
Doping of neodymium ions into CoFe 2 O 4 nanoparticles significantly boosted the photocatalytic activity of CoNd x Fe 2− x O 4 for the degradation of Rhodamine B dye. Up to 94.7% of dye was degraded under CoNd 0.05 Fe 1.95 O 4 /H 2 O 2 /visible-light system.
Topics & Concepts
Rhodamine BDegradation (telecommunications)PhotocatalysisDopingVisible spectrumPhotochemistryMaterials scienceNuclear chemistryChemical engineeringChemistryOptoelectronicsCatalysisOrganic chemistryComputer scienceTelecommunicationsEngineeringAdvanced Photocatalysis TechniquesNanomaterials for catalytic reactionsCopper-based nanomaterials and applications