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Enhanced efficiency of MoS2/SnO2 nanocomposite as a catalyst for the photodegradation of methylene blue

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In this work, the characteristics of MoS2 and its nanocomposite with SnO2 for photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue have been investigated. The MoS2 and MoS2/SnO2 nanocomposites were synthesized by the hydrothermal method. SEM analysis shows the flower-like structure of MoS2 while MoS2/SnO2 nanocomposites shows grain-like structure. The EDX analysis of the MoS2 and MoS2/SnO2 nanocomposites confirm the samples were mainly composed of Mo, S, Sn, and O atoms and the XRD patterns confirm hexagonal and rhombohedral phases, respectively. The FTIR spectra indicate the presence of both hydroxyl and carboxyl functional groups at the sample's surface. The UV–Visible spectroscopy findings witness both samples are being active in the visible range. Further, the band gap estimation through Tauc plot supports the assertion that these materials could be an efficient catalyst for photodegradation. Furthermore, the photodegradation of methylene blue (used as a dye) findings declare the maximum efficiency of 93% by using MoS2/SnO2 nanocomposite as a catalyst.

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Funding for this work was provided by Project No. 20-12058 from the Higher Education Commission (HEC) of Pakistan under the supports of the National Research Program for Universities (NRPU).

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    Asad Naseem, Yasir A. Haleem, Sheheera Irfan, Muhammad Usman & Muhammad Imran Irshad

  2. Nano Sciences and Technology Department, National Centre for Physics, Quaid-E-Azam University Campus, Islamabad, 45320, Pakistan

    Muhammad Arshad

  3. GBA Branch of Aerospace Information Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510700, China

    Muhammad Farooq Saleem

  4. Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Advanced Chemical Engineering Manufacture Technology, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China

    Rashid Khan

  5. Department of Physics, Baba Guru Nanak University, Nankana Sahib, 39100, Pakistan

    Naseeb Ahmad

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Asad Naseem: Methodology; Data curation; Formal analysis; Writing—original draft. Yasir A. Haleem: Conceptualization; Supervision; Visualization; Investigation; Validation; Writing—revision & editing. Sheheera Irfan: Formal analysis; Software; Data curation; Writing—original draft. Muhammad Usman: Supervision; Funding acquisition; Resources; Writing—revision & editing. Naseeb Ahmad: Formal analysis; Resources; Writing—revision & editing. Muhammad Arshad: Formal analysis; Resources; Characterizations; Writing—revision & editing. Muhammad Imran Irshad: Formal analysis; Writing—revision & editing. Muhammad Farooq Saleem: Formal analysis; Writing—revision & editing. Rashid Khan: Formal analysis; Writing—revision & editing.

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Naseem, A., Haleem, Y.A., Irfan, S. et al. Enhanced efficiency of MoS2/SnO2 nanocomposite as a catalyst for the photodegradation of methylene blue. Journal of Materials Research (2024). https://doi.org/10.1557/s43578-024-01426-1

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