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RETRACTED ARTICLE: Solution combustion synthesis of CeO2 nanoparticles for excellent photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue

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In this paper, the solution combustion synthesis (SCS) accompanied with calcination at 500 and 600 °C (Ce1 and Ce-2) was used for the synthesis of cerium(IV) oxide (CeO2) nanoparticles as a facile and low-cost method using Ce(NO3)3∙6H2O as cerium precursor and salicylic acid as oxidizer and fuel. CeO2 nanoparticles were characterized by FT-IR and UV–Vis spectroscopies, VSM, XRD, EDS, BET and TEM. The FT-IR and XRD results confirmed the pure and single crystalline phase of CeO2 nanoparticles. The UV–Vis spectra of CeO2 nanoparticles predicted a narrow and uniform particle size distribution due to a strong band that appeared at ≈ 244 nm. The ferromagnetic nature of the as-prepared CeO2 nanoparticles was proved by VSM. Moreover, the photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue (MB) dye under UV irradiation was investigated and at optimum conditions, the MB removal percentage reaches 93 and 96% for Ce-1 and Ce-2, respectively.

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The work is supported by Operational Programme Research, Development and Education financed by European Structural and Investment Funds and the Czech Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports (Project No. SOLID21 CZ.02.1.01/0.0/0.0/16_019/0000760). The author ADK gratefully acknowledge of Golestan University.

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  1. Medical Laboratory Techniques Department, Al-Maarif University College, Al-anbar-Ramadi, Iraq

    Saade Abdalkareem Jasim

  2. Institute of Physic of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Na Slovance 2, 18221, Prague, Czech Republic

    Pavel Machek & Marketa Jarosova

  3. Department of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Al Kharj, Saudi Arabia

    Walid Kamal Abdelbasset

  4. Department of Physical Therapy, Kasr Al-Aini Hospital, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt

    Walid Kamal Abdelbasset

  5. Department of Chemical Engineering and Petroleum Industries, Al-Mustaqbal University College, Babylon, 51001, Iraq

    Hasan Sh. Majdi

  6. Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Golestan University, P.O. Box. 155, Gorgān, Iran

    Aliakbar Dehno Khalaji

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Jasim, S.A., Machek, P., Abdelbasset, W.K. et al. RETRACTED ARTICLE: Solution combustion synthesis of CeO2 nanoparticles for excellent photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue. Appl. Phys. A 128, 475 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-022-05532-x

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