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Effect of Gd Dopant on Visible-Light-Driven Photocatalytic Properties of CeO2 Nanowires Synthesized Microwave-Assisted Hydrothermal Method

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Gd-doped CeO2 nanowires were synthesized by microwave-assisted hydrothermal method at 120°C for 30 min. The X-ray diffraction patterns of CeO2 with and without Gd dopant were indexed to the pure phase of cubic CeO2 structure with no detection of a secondary phase. The transmission electron microscopic images of CeO2 and Gd-doped CeO2 show uniform nanowires with aspect ratio of 10–40. The CeO2 and Gd-doped CeO2 nanowires have the prefer orientation growth along the [111] direction. The photocatalytic activities of CeO2 nanowires with and without Gd dopant were evaluated through the degradation of rhodamine B (RhB) under visible light irradiation. The UV-visible light absorption of RhB solution was decreased to the lowest by the photocatalysis of 3% Gd-doped CeO2 nanowires with the highest photocatalytic activity of 99.51% and 1.71 times of pure CeO2 nanowires within 180 min. A possible photocatalytic mechanism of the Gd-doped CeO2 nanowires was also studied and proposed in this research.

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We are extremely grateful to the Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Songkhla 90112, Thailand, and the Center of Excellence in Materials Science and Technology, Chiang Mai University, Thailand.

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    Phattranit Dumrongrojthanath

  2. Division of Physical Science, Faculty of Science, Prince of Songkla University, 90112, Hat Yai, Songkhla, Thailand

    Anukorn Phuruangrat

  3. Electron Microscopy Research and Service Center, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, 50200, Chiang Mai, Thailand

    Thawatchai Sakhon

  4. Materials Science Research Center, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, 50200, Chiang Mai, Thailand

    Titipun Thongtem & Somchai Thongtem

  5. Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, 50200, Chiang Mai, Thailand

    Titipun Thongtem

  6. Department of Physics and Materials Science, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, 50200, Chiang Mai, Thailand

    Somchai Thongtem

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Phattranit Dumrongrojthanath, Phuruangrat, A., Sakhon, T. et al. Effect of Gd Dopant on Visible-Light-Driven Photocatalytic Properties of CeO2 Nanowires Synthesized Microwave-Assisted Hydrothermal Method. Russ. J. Inorg. Chem. 67, 1880–1887 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0036023622600757

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