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Effect of organic solvents on photocatalytic activity of PEG-capped SnO2 nanoparticles

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Polyethylene glycol capped SnO2 nanoparticles have been synthesized by chemical precipitation method using ethanol, acetone, tetrahydrofuran and ether as solvents. Crystallographic and morphological characterizations of synthesized materials have been carried out using X-ray diffraction, field emission scanning electron microscope and transmission electron microscope, while their optical absorption have been studied by UV–Visible absorption spectroscopy. Energy dispersive X-ray spectra have been recorded for the elemental analysis of the synthesized samples. Photocatalytic activity potential of synthesized nanomaterials under UV irradiation exposure has been evaluated using methylene blue (MB) dye as a test contaminant in aqueous media. The recorded results showed that solvents played a key role to control the morphology and photocatalytic activity of synthesized nanomaterials.

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Authors express their gratitude to the Department of Sciene and Technology (DST) for providing financial assistance to carry out this work. Authors are grateful to SMITA research laboratory, IIT Delhi for Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscopic (FESEM) studies. Sophisticated Analytical Instrumentation Facility (SAIF), Panjab University, Chandigarh and Sophisticated Analytical Instrumentation Laboratory(SAI), Thapar university, Patiala are gratefully acknowledged for Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM) and Energy Dispersive Spectroscopic (EDS) studies.

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    Harsimranjot Kaur, H. S. Bhatti & Karamjit Singh

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Kaur, H., Bhatti, H.S. & Singh, K. Effect of organic solvents on photocatalytic activity of PEG-capped SnO2 nanoparticles. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 29, 2026–2034 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-017-8114-9

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