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Synthesis and characterization of visible light-driven Cl-doped SnO2 photocatalysts

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Cl-doped SnO2 nanoparticles were synthesized by a rapid annealing treatment from SnO microspheres. SnO2 products were characterized by X-ray diffraction, field-emission scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. SnO2 samples exhibited a desirable visible light photocatalytic property and agglomeration morphology. They comprise many nanocrystals with sizes in the range of 10–60 nm. The Cl-doped SnO2 showed excellent photocatalytic degradation of methyl orange (MO), which can degrade 99.9% MO (20 mg/L) within 60 min under visible light irradiation.

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The authors would like to thank the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 51864028), the Natural Science Foundation of Henan (No. 17A430034 and No. 18A430035), Henan University Innovation Team Project (No.15IRTSTHN004), and Henan Science and Technology Innovation Team (No.CXTD2013048).

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    Baoyan Liang, Lingjie Zhang, Taichao Zhang, Jizhou Zhang & Wangxi Zhang

  2. National and Local Joint Laboratory of Engineering of Diamond Technology, Zhengzhou, 451191, China

    Baoyan Liang & Wangxi Zhang

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Liang, B., Zhang, L., Zhang, T. et al. Synthesis and characterization of visible light-driven Cl-doped SnO2 photocatalysts. J Aust Ceram Soc 56, 1283–1289 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s41779-020-00464-2

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