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Investigation of doping effects of Ni to enhance photocatalytic activity of WO3 for advanced degradation of tetracycline in aqueous environment

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Ni was successfully doped into WO3 lattice to enhance its photocatalytic activity. The Ni dopants acted as nuclei during crystallization leading to Ni-WO3 crystal size increase. However, the doped Ni substituted several W6+ of the WO3 leading to lattice distortion preventing agglomeration of these formed crystals resulting in Ni-WO3 particle size decrease. Therefore, Ni-WO3 crystals were larger than WO3 crystals while Ni-WO3 particles were much smaller than WO3 particles. Finally, Ni dopants created a transitional level between conduction and valence bands of the WO3 to narrow its band gap and to increase charge separation to improve photocatalytic Tetracycline degradation efficiency.

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This research is funded by the Vietnam National University, Hanoi (VNU) under project number QG.22.12.

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  1. Lab of Environmental Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, VNU University of Science, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, Vietnam

    Nguyen Thuy Huong, Dang Minh Phuong, Tran Anh Duong, Nguyen Viet Khoa, Nguyen Minh Phuong, Thanh-Dong Pham, Hoang Thu Trang & Nguyen Van Noi

  2. VNU Key Laboratory of Advanced Materials for Green Growth, VNU University of Science, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, Vietnam

    Nguyen Thuy Huong, Nguyen Viet Khoa, Thanh-Dong Pham & Nguyen Van Noi

  3. Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Basic Science, Tran Quoc Tuan University, Co Dong, Son Tay, Hanoi, Vietnam

    Nguyen Thuy Huong

  4. Faculty of Environmental Sciences, VNU University of Science, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, Vietnam

    Nguyen Thi Hanh

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Huong, N.T., Phuong, D.M., Duong, T.A. et al. Investigation of doping effects of Ni to enhance photocatalytic activity of WO3 for advanced degradation of tetracycline in aqueous environment. MRS Communications 13, 1119–1124 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1557/s43579-023-00398-3

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