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Structure and photoluminescence characteristics of mixed nickel–chromium oxides nanostructures

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In this work, nickel–chromium-layered double hydroxide (Ni(II)–Cr(III)LDH) is prepared via co-precipitation method at room temperature with 1:2:3 molar ratio of CrCl3·6H2O: NiCl2·6H2O: NaCl using sodium hydroxide as a precipitating agent. Ni(II)–Cr(III) LDH is synthesized in the absence and in the presence of functionalized amino-organic compounds such as acetamide, glycine, and urea. The ratio between CrCl3·6H2O: NiCl2·6H2O: NaCl: acetamide, glycine or urea was 1:2:3:6. The mixed nickel–chromium oxide nanoparticles are prepared by the calcination of Ni(II)–Cr(III) LDHs at 600 ℃ for 2.5 h. Ni(II)–Cr(III) LDHs and mixed Ni(II)–Cr(III) oxides nanoparticles are characterized by several techniques including FTIR, TGA, XRD, FESEM, HRTEM, and PL. Functionalized amino-organic compounds improve the thermal stability in the order of glycine > urea > acetamide. Also, it affects photoluminescence PL intensity which indicates a marked reduction in electron–hole recombination with the highest photocatalytic activity compared to visible light-driven H2 and O2 evolution. The resulting mixed Ni(II)–Cr(III) oxides particles have an amorphous structure and a relatively uniform size of below 10 nm.

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  1. Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, King Abdulaziz University, Rabigh, 21911, Saudi Arabia

    M. Sh. Zoromba, M. Bassyouni & M. H. Abdel-Aziz

  2. Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Port Said University, Port-Said, 42521, Egypt

    M. Sh. Zoromba

  3. Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Port Said University, Port Fouad, 42521, Egypt

    M. Bassyouni

  4. Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt

    M. H. Abdel-Aziz

  5. Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, New Valley University, El-kharga, Al-Wadi Al-Jadid, 72511, Egypt

    Ahmed F. Al-Hossainy

  6. Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Northern Border University, Arar, 1321, Saudi Arabia

    Ahmed F. Al-Hossainy & Numan Salah

  7. Centre of Nanotechnology, King Abdulaziz University, Jidda, 21589, Saudi Arabia

    A. A. Al-Ghamdi

  8. Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Science, New Valley University, El-kharga, Al-Wadi Al-Jadid, 72511, Egypt

    Mohamed R. Eid

  9. Department of Basic Science, Deanship of Preparatory Year, Northern Border University, Arar, 91431, Saudi Arabia

    Mohamed R. Eid

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Zoromba, M.S., Bassyouni, M., Abdel-Aziz, M.H. et al. Structure and photoluminescence characteristics of mixed nickel–chromium oxides nanostructures. Appl. Phys. A 125, 642 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-019-2933-x

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