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Synthesis, characterization, and morphological control of PbWO4 nanostructures through precipitation method and its photocatalyst application

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In current study, we synthesized PbWO4 using co-precipitation method. Also the effect of three capping agents, polyethylene glycol, cetyltrimethylammonium and sodium dodecyl sulfate on the size of particles, morphology, and photocatalystic properties of nano-structures was investigated. The techniques we employed to characterize the morphological, optical, magnetic and structural properties of as-obtained products were, scanning electron microscopy, vibrating sample magnetometer, energy dispersive X-ray, UV–Vis spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction. The methyl orange method was utilized to assess photocatalytic activity of as-obtained nano-particles under ultraviolet (UV) radiation. Our findings validated that PbWO4 can be decolorized up to maximum value of 97% under 90 min UV irradiation.

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Authors are grateful to council of University of Kashan for providing financial support to undertake this work. This work was supported by Council of University of Kashan by Grant Agreement No. 682151/1.

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  1. Department of Physics, University of Kashan, Kashan, Iran

    Saeid Pourmasoud & Mohammad Eghbali-Arani

  2. Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy-International Campus, University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

    Farhad Ahmadi

  3. Faculty of Pharmacy, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

    Mehdi Rahimi-Nasrabadi

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Pourmasoud, S., Eghbali-Arani, M., Ahmadi, F. et al. Synthesis, characterization, and morphological control of PbWO4 nanostructures through precipitation method and its photocatalyst application. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 28, 17089–17097 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-017-7635-6

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