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Novel Visible Light Photocatalyst Based on Holmium-Doped Cadmium Sulfide: Synthesis, Characterization and Kinetics Study

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HoxCd1−xS (0 ≤ x ≤ 0.12) nanoparticles with different Holmium contents were successfully synthesized via hydrothermal method. The prepared samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, Energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and UV–Vis diffuse reflectance spectroscopy techniques. Photocatalytic efficiency of pure and HoxCd1−xS samples was evaluated by monitoring the decolorization of RRed 43 in aqueous solution under visible light irradiation. 8 % Ho-doped CdS nanoparticles indicated the highest decolorization among the different amounts of dopant agent used. The effect of operational parameters including doping level, catalyst dosage, initial dye concentration and radical scavengers on the photocatalytic activity were evaluated. The Langmuir–Hinshelwood (L–H) model was evaluated for the photocatalytic process.

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This work is funded by the 2016 Yeungnam University Research Grant.

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  1. School of Mechanical Engineering, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan, 712-749, South Korea

    Younes Hanifehpour & Sang Woo Joo

  2. Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Basic Sciences, Azarbaijan Shahid Madani University, Tabriz, Iran

    Behzad Soltani, Ali Reza Amani-Ghadim & Hasan Hodayi

  3. Center for Research Facilities, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan, 712-749, South Korea

    Bong-Ki Min

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Hanifehpour, Y., Soltani, B., Amani-Ghadim, A.R. et al. Novel Visible Light Photocatalyst Based on Holmium-Doped Cadmium Sulfide: Synthesis, Characterization and Kinetics Study. J Inorg Organomet Polym 27, 1–12 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10904-016-0432-5

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