Photocatalytic dye degradation and biological activities of the Fe₂O₃/Cu₂O nanocomposite.

ABSTRACT: The present study reports the synthesis of the Fe₂O₃/Cu₂O nanocomposite via a facile hydrothermal route. The products were characterized using X-ray diffractometry (XRD), Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), dynamic light scattering (DLS), high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HR-TEM), energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) and Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) techniques. The composition, morphology and structural features of the nanoparticles were found to be size-dependent due to the temperature response in the particular time log during hydrothermal synthesis. HR-TEM confirmed the formation of hexagonal rod-shaped bare Cu₂O, rhombohedral-shaped Fe₂O₃ and composite assembly. Rhodamine-B (RB) and Jan

SUBMITTER: Abhilash MR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9061704 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature