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Degradation of congo red dye by thermally stable lead-free cesium titanium bromide (CsTiBr3) perovskite nanorods

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The nanorods of all-inorganic lead-free perovskite cesium titanium bromide (CsTiBr3) are synthesized by solvothermal method for the first time. The thermogravimetric analysis reveals that there are no phase transition and crystallization processes for a temperature range of 25–700°C. The CsTiBr3 perovskite nanorods exhibit excellent photocatalytic degradation of congo red (CR) dye. The CR dye has complete degradation within 60 min under direct sunlight exposure using 5 mg of CsTiBr3 as a catalyst. The XRD analysis of the catalyst after photocatalytic degradation ensures the reusability of CsTiBr3.The complete removal of organic components of the dye is confirmed by COD analysis.

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The authors acknowledge DST-SERB(CRG/2018/003785) for the financial support, STIC and Department of Physics-CUSAT, CMET Thrissur, and Union Christian College-Aluva for the characterizations provided.

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This work was funded by DST-SERB, CRG/2018/003785.

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Beegum, K.A.B., Thomas, C., Sasi, S. et al. Degradation of congo red dye by thermally stable lead-free cesium titanium bromide (CsTiBr3) perovskite nanorods. MRS Communications 13, 1281–1287 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1557/s43579-023-00452-0

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