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Development of CuO/CuS/MnO2 ternary nanocomposite for visible light-induced photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue

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A ternary CuO/CuS/MnO2 nanocomposite was developed via the hydrothermal method for visible light-assisted photodegradation of methylene blue. The fabricated nanocomposite was characterized using powder X-ray diffraction having a cubic, hexagonal and tetragonal geometry for the CuO, CuS, and MnO2 with a crystallite size of 3.86 nm, 13.63 nm, and 5.65 nm, respectively. Scanning electron microscopy analysis indicated spherical morphology of nanocomposite. The optical bandgap for the CuO, CuS, MnO2, and CuO/CuS/MnO2 was 2.63 eV, 3.1 eV, 2.615 eV, and 1.8 eV, respectively. The as-synthesized nanocomposite showed 98% degradation efficiency toward methylene blue in 160 min. This study suggests a potential route for the investigation of the photocatalytic performance of CuO/CuS/MnO2 nanocomposite under visible light irradiation.

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    Muhammad Naeem Ashiq, Sumaira Manzoor, Mehar Un Nisa & Abdul Ghafoor Abid

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Abdullah, M., John, P., Ashiq, M.N. et al. Development of CuO/CuS/MnO2 ternary nanocomposite for visible light-induced photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue. Nanotechnol. Environ. Eng. 8, 63–73 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s41204-022-00266-w

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