B@LGTs of Nd, Eu, Er, and Yb lanthanides with physicochemical interfacing for enhanced photocatalytic reduction of fluorescent dyes, transition metal ions, and quinonoid phenolphthalein.

ABSTRACT: In this work, lanthanide sulphide nanorods (LSNRs) of neodymium (Nd₂S₃), europium (Eu₂S₃), erbium (Er₂S₃), and ytterbium (Yb₂S₃) were prepared with a LnCl₃·6H₂O salt, sodium metal, and H₂S gas through a crash reaction methodology (CRM) at NTP. The LSNRs were doped with gadolinium ions (Gd³⁺) and coated with graphene oxide (GO) to prepare bimetallic LSNRs (B@LSNRs) and GO templates (B@LGTs), respectively. LSNRs, B@LSNRs, and B@LGTs were characterised using XRD, FT-IR spectroscopy, BET analysis, UV/vis spectroscopy, HR-TEM, SEM, TGA/DTG, XPS, Raman spectroscopy, and elemental analysis. The B@LGTs as interstitial photocatalysts photocatalytically reduced the Coom

SUBMITTER: Kumar K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11873833 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature