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Sol–gel assisted incremental substitution of Ni with Ba in barium ferrichromites and their photocatalytic activity

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Dye contamination of water has been getting worse in recent years, and this has major toxicological impacts on both the ecosystem and human health. Considering this perspective, we have synthesized the Ba1−xNixFeCrO4 (0.0 ≤ x ≤ 1.0) by incrementally substituting Ni with Ba using the sol–gel method. In the present work, we have used a unique and novel chemical procedure to synthesize ultra-fine, homogeneous, reproducible powders that overcome all the drawbacks of conventional methods using nitrate salts of the constituent metal ions in aqueous solutions. The synthesized materials were used as different physicochemical characterizations such as XRD, SEM, EDAX, and XPS. Furthermore, the resulting composites were evaluated for their photocatalytic study in degrading methyl orange dye under UV–Visible light illumination. Notably, NiFeCrO4 (x = 1.0) showed excellent photocatalytic performance, attributed to its relatively narrow band gap and favorable interface properties, which facilitate the absorption of a broader range of wavelengths.

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The authors extend their appreciation to the Deputyship for Research and Innovation, “Ministry of Education” in Saudi Arabia for funding this research (IFKSUOR3-108-4).

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  1. Department of Chemistry, Walchand College of Arts and Science, Solapur, Maharashtra, 413 006, India

    Parmeshwar T. Lokhande & Vijay T. Vader

  2. Department of Chemistry, Vishwasrao Naik Mahavidyalaya, Shirala, Maharashtra, 415408, India

    Sandip M. Deshmukh

  3. Department of Chemistry, Gopal Krishna Gokhale College, Kolhapur, Maharashtra, 416012, India

    Dattatray K. Narale

  4. Department of Chemical Engineering, SABIC Polymer Research Centre, King Saud University, P.O. Box 800, 11421, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

    Hamid Shaikh & Saeed M. Al-Zahrani

  5. Center of Excellence for Research in Engineering Materials (CEREM), King Saud University, P.O. Box 800, 11421, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

    Mohammad Asif Alam

  6. Korea Institute of Energy Technology (KENTECH), 21 KENTECH-gil, Naju, Jeollanam-do, 58330, Republic of Korea

    Mohaseen S. Tamboli

  7. School of Chemical Engineering, Yeungnam University, 280 Daehak-ro, Gyeongsan, 38541, Republic of Korea

    Nguyen Tam Nguyen Truong

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Lokhande, P.T., Deshmukh, S.M., Narale, D.K. et al. Sol–gel assisted incremental substitution of Ni with Ba in barium ferrichromites and their photocatalytic activity. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 35, 769 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-024-12479-7

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