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Cobalt Metal ion Doped Cerium Oxide (Co-CeO2) Nanoparticles Effect Enhanced Photocatalytic Activity

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The REE (rare-earth-elements) cerium (Ce) is the most abundant earth-crust element and their oxides have great attention in the form of nanocrystalline nature with superior physical and chemical properties. Pure and Co (1%, 3% and 5%) doped CeO2 nanoparticles (NPs) synthesized by co-precipitation technique were characterized through X-ray diffraction (XRD), high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM), UV-visible spectroscopy. XRD shows face-centred-cubic (FCC) crystal symmetry with average crystallite size 6–12nm. HRTEM exhibits almost identical cubical shaped particles with average size 4–10nm. Tuned band-gap may be observed from UV-visible spectrum of CeO2-NPs upon Co (1%, 3% & 5%) incorporation. Enhancement of the photocatalytic activity observed for Co-doped (1%, 3% & 5%) to the degradation of methylene-blue (MB) dye under visible-light absorption.

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  1. Research & Development Centre, Department of Physics, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore-, 641046, Tamil Nadu (TN), India

    G. Killivalavan & B. Sathyaseelan

  2. Department of Physics, University College of Engineering Arni, Anna University Chennai, Arni-, 632326, TN, India

    B. Sathyaseelan

  3. P.G. & Research Department of Physics, A. M. Jain College, Meenambakkam, 600114, Chennai, India

    G. Kavitha

  4. Department of Physics, Arignar Anna Government Arts College, Cheyyar, 604407, TN, India

    I. Baskarann

  5. Photonics Division, School of Advanced Sciences, VIT University, Vellore, 632014, TN, India

    K. Senthilnathan

  6. Dept. of Physics, Sree Krishna College of Engineering, Unai, Anaicut, 632101, TN, India

    D. Sivakumar

  7. Department of Physics, Government Arts and Science College, Thennangur 604408, Vellore, TN, India

    E. Manikandan

  8. Department of Physics, Anna University, Chennai-, 600025, Tamil Nadu, India

    N. Karthikeyan

  9. UNESCO-UNISA Africa Chair in Nanosciences-Nanotechnology, College of Graduate Studies, University of South Africa, Muckleneuk Ridge, PO Box 392, Pretoria, South Africa

    E. Manikandan & M. Maaza

  10. Nanosciences African Network (NANOAFNET), iThemba LABS-National Research Foundation, 1 Old Faure Road, Somerset West 7129, PO Box 722, Somerset West, Western Cape Province, South Africa

    E. Manikandan & M. Maaza

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Killivalavan, G., Sathyaseelan, B., Kavitha, G. et al. Cobalt Metal ion Doped Cerium Oxide (Co-CeO2) Nanoparticles Effect Enhanced Photocatalytic Activity. MRS Advances 5, 2503–2515 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1557/adv.2020.296

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