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Influence of different precursors and Mn doping concentrations on the structural, optical properties and photocatalytic activity of single-crystal manganese-doped ZnO

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Mn-doped ZnO single-crystal micronuts were synthesized via hydrothermal method in an hexamethylenetetramine aqueous solution. These micronuts are of wurtzite crystal structure. The effects of Mn doping amount and precursor concentration on the structural, optical properties and photocatalytic activity have been investigated. The synthesized Mn-doped ZnO was characterized by X-ray powder diffraction, field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), UV–Vis absorption and photoluminescence spectroscopy. The structural analyses based on X-ray diffraction revealed the absence of Mn-related secondary phases. According to FESEM results, the length of ZnO micronuts was in the range of 5–8 μm. The band gap energy increased on increasing Mn doping concentration. The photocatalytic activity was studied by degradation of methyl orange aqueous solution, which showed that the Mn-doped ZnO micronuts prepared in precursor concentration of 0.1 M and 4% Mn doping had the highest photocatalytic activity. The effects of crystal defect and band gap energy on photocatalytic activity of Mn-doped ZnO samples were studied in different precursors and Mn doping amounts.

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The author is thankful to Iran National Science Foundation (INSF) for supporting this Project Numbered 90005627.

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    Maryam Bordbar & Bahar Khodadadi

  2. Faculty of Science, Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran

    Somaye Jafari & Ali Yeganeh-Faal

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Bordbar, M., Jafari, S., Yeganeh-Faal, A. et al. Influence of different precursors and Mn doping concentrations on the structural, optical properties and photocatalytic activity of single-crystal manganese-doped ZnO. J IRAN CHEM SOC 14, 897–906 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13738-016-1035-3

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