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Facile synthesis, characterization and BET study of neodymium-doped spinel Mn3O4 nanomaterial with enhanced photocatalytic activity

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In this study, bare Mn3O4 and Neodymium (Nd)-doped Mn3O4 were prepared via a facile hydrothermal strategy. These materials were characterized by X-ray powder diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, UV spectroscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and the Brunauer–Emmett–Teller (BET) method. XRD pattern displays that the particles were well crystallized and corresponds to a spinel structure of Mn3O4. The BET specific surface area and pore volume of mesoporous Mn3O4 greatly exceeds that of Nd-doped Mn3O4 samples. The sonophotocatalytic activity of Nd-doped Mn3O4 nanoparticles was evaluated by monitoring the decolorization of Reactive Red 43 in aqueous solution under sono-photocatalytic process. 4% Nd-doped Mn3O4 nanoparticles showed the highest decolorization efficiency among the different amounts of dopant agent used. The Nd-doped Mn3O4 could be a promising candidate material for high-capacity, low-cost, and environmentally friendly catalyst for wastewater remediation.

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This work is funded by the Grant NRF-2015-002423 of the National Research Foundation of Korea.

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  1. School of Mechanical Engineering, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan, 712-749, South Korea

    Younes Hanifehpour & Sang Woo Joo

  2. Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Qom, PO Box 37185-359, Qom, Iran

    Babak Mirtamizdoust

  3. University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Princess Anne, MD, 21853, USA

    Marcos A. Cheney

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Hanifehpour, Y., Mirtamizdoust, B., Cheney, M.A. et al. Facile synthesis, characterization and BET study of neodymium-doped spinel Mn3O4 nanomaterial with enhanced photocatalytic activity. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 28, 11654–11664 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-017-6968-5

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