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Structural, optical, photoluminescence, photocatalytic and antifungal features of Gd/Mn2SnO4 nanocomposite annealed at different temperatures

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The present work describes comparative study of annealing temperature in the range of 500–900 °C on the successful synthesis of Gd/Mn2SnO4 nanocomposite via sol gel method followed by hydrothermal method. Structural, optical, photoluminescence, photocatalytic activities against methylene blue and methyl orange; and antifungal features against Aspergillus niger of Gd/Mn2SnO4 nanocomposite were studied. The structural and optical properties were investigated using X-ray diffraction (XRD), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), UV–Visible spectroscopy and particle size analyzer (PSA) techniques. Crystallite size, particle size and optical band gap were calculated using XRD, PSA and Uv–visible spectroscopy, respectively. Gd/Mn2SnO4 nanocomposite annealed at 500 °C is found to be a competent photo catalyst for degradation of dyes used for the study and for the growth inhibition of Aspergillus niger.

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The corresponding author (Muhammad Akhyar Farrukh) would like to thank Higher Education Commission (HEC) Pakistan for providing funds through Project No. 20-3142/NRPU/R&D/HEC/ & Project No. 20-2660/NRPU/R&D/HEC/ and The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS), Italy. TWAS Research Grant No. 11-028 RG/MSN/AS_C to establish Nano-Chemistry Lab at GC University Lahore.

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Muneer, I., Farrukh, M.A. Structural, optical, photoluminescence, photocatalytic and antifungal features of Gd/Mn2SnO4 nanocomposite annealed at different temperatures. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 33, 1263–1279 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-021-07420-1

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