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Ti0.85Sn0.15O2 nanocomposite: an efficient semiconductor photocatalyst for degradation of pesticides under solar light

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Heterogeneous semiconductor photocatalyst (Ti0.85Sn0.15O2) was synthesized by addition of TiO2 solution into Sn(OH)4 solution via sol–gel method using docusate sodium salt surfactant as model controlling agent while annealing at 800 °C. The structural, morphological and crystalline features of the synthesized sample were explored by using different microscopic and spectrophotometric techniques. The quantitative phase analysis and Rietveld refinement of XRD spectra was done to confirm the formation of Ti0.85 Sn0.15O2 nanocomposite. Optical electronegativity and refractive index was determined by using band gap energy. Their photocatalytic activity was estimated by using chlorpyrifos (CP) a class of organophosphorus pesticides, as a model of organic pollutants under solar light irradiations.

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The author (MA Farrukh, Principal Investigator) is grateful to Higher Education Commission (HEC) to support this work through NRPU research Project No. 20-2660/NRPU/R&D/HEC/13.

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Perveen, S., Farrukh, M.A. Ti0.85Sn0.15O2 nanocomposite: an efficient semiconductor photocatalyst for degradation of pesticides under solar light. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 29, 3219–3230 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-017-8257-8

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