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Enhanced photocatalytic degradation of Rhodamine B using gold nanoparticles decorated on BaTiO3 with surface plasmon resonance enhancement

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This study focused on synthesizing and applying gold nanoparticle (Au NP) decorated barium titanate (BaTiO3) nanoparticles for photocatalytic purposes. BaTiO3 NPs were synthesized using a facile hydrothermal method. Various techniques were employed to characterize the structure and morphological characteristics of the prepared materials. The photocatalytic degradation of Rhodamine B over the Au NPs-modified BaTiO3 photocatalysts was studied. Trapping experiments were conducted using different scavengers to elucidate the degradation mechanism and the involvement of photogenerated species. The incorporation of an appropriate amount of Au NPs into the composites resulted in a significant improvement in photocatalytic activity, attributed to the combined effect of Schottky junction at the interface and the surface plasmon resonance of Au NPs.

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Acknowledgements

This work was financially supported by Science and Engineering Research Board, New Delhi (File No. ECR/2016/000298). MA is thankful to CSIR India for the SRF fellowship (File No. 09/013(0921)/2019-EMR-I). DG and CSPT would like to thank Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi for providing seed grant under IoE scheme (Dev. Scheme No. 6031). The authors also acknowledge IIT-BHU and the department of Chemistry for the use of instrumentation facilities.

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This project has received funding from the Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi under IoE scheme (Dev. Scheme No. 6031).

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    Mohd Ali, Payal Swami, Ashish Kumar & Chandra Shekhar Pati Tripathi

  2. Department of Chemistry, Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, 221005, India

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DG and CSPT designed the study. MA, PS, and AK contributed to the sample preparation, measurements, data analysis, and discussion. MA wrote the main manuscript with inputs and helps from CSPT and DG. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.

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Ali, M., Swami, P., Kumar, A. et al. Enhanced photocatalytic degradation of Rhodamine B using gold nanoparticles decorated on BaTiO3 with surface plasmon resonance enhancement. ANAL. SCI. 40, 643–654 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s44211-023-00496-1

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