Synthesis of boron doped C3N4/NiFe2O4 nanocomposite: An enhanced visible light photocatalyst for the degradation of methylene blue

Kamal, Surabhi, Balu, Sridharan, Palanisamy, Selvakumar ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4707-6179, Kasimayan, Uma, Velusamy, Vijayalakshmi ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6905-155X and Yang, Thomas CK (2019) Synthesis of boron doped C3N4/NiFe2O4 nanocomposite: An enhanced visible light photocatalyst for the degradation of methylene blue. Results in Physics, 12. pp. 1238-1244. ISSN 2211-3797

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Abstract

In this paper, we report the synthesis of boron doped C3N4/NiFe2O4 nanocomposite and its application as a visible-light photocatalyst for the degradation of methylene blue (MB). Boron-doped C3N4 (BCN) was prepared by simple thermal condensation of dicyandiamide with boric acid, and NiFe2O4 nanoparticles were prepared by the simple sol-gel method. The as-synthesized nanocomposite materials were characterized and confirmed by the X-ray diffraction spectroscopy, Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy, field-emission scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, UV-Visible diffuse reflectance spectroscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and photoluminescence spectroscopy. The photocatalytic activity of BCN/NiFe2O4 nanocomposite was evaluated towards the degradation of MB in the presence of visible light irradiation. The obtained results confirmed that BCN/NiFe2O4 composite has higher degradation efficiency (98%) than that of BCN and NiFe2O4.

Item Type:	Article
Peer-reviewed:	Yes
Date Deposited:	08 Jan 2019 11:16
Publisher:	Elsevier
Additional Information:	Open access article published in Results in Physics, published by Elsevier and copyright The Authors.
Divisions:	Faculties > Science and Engineering
Subject terms:	Science & Technology, Technology, Physical Sciences, Materials Science, Multidisciplinary, Physics, Multidisciplinary, Materials Science, Physics, Thermal condensation, Sol-gel method, BCN/NiFe2O4 nanocomposite, Visible-light photocatalyst, Methylene blue, GRAPHITIC CARBON NITRIDE, CATALYTIC-ACTIVITY, G-C3N4, ADSORPTION, REMOVAL, DYES, NANOSHEETS, NIFE2O4, BCN
URI:	https://e-space.mmu.ac.uk/id/eprint/622104
DOI:	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rinp.2019.01.004
ISSN	2211-3797

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