Facile fabrication of MgAl2O4/MWCNT nanocomposite for efficient and stable solar-driven degradation of organic dye

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Ahmad, Sajjad [1 ]
Hussain, Tousif [1 ]
Shuaib, Urooj [1 ]
Mubarik, Farrukh Ehtesham [1 ]
Yasin, Amna [1 ]
Shakir, Imran [2 ]
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[1] Govt Coll Univ, Ctr Adv Studies Phys CASP, Lahore, Pakistan
[2] Islamic Univ Madinah, Fac Sci, Dept Phys, Madinah 42351, Saudi Arabia
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magnesium aluminate (MgAl2O4); multi walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs); co-precipitation; dye degradation; photocatalysis; ADVANCED OXIDATION PROCESSES; BAND-GAP ENERGY; SPINEL POWDER; CARBON NANOTUBE; COPRECIPITATION; PERFORMANCE;
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10.1088/1402-4896/ad4b6e
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
摘要
This work reports the synthesis and characterization of Magnesium Aluminate (MgAl2O4) and Magnesium Aluminate/Multi Walled Carbon Nanotube (MgAl2O4/MWCNT) nanocomposite by facile chemical co-precipitation method for the dye degradation application. MgAl2O4 and MgAl2O4/MWCNT nanocomposite are characterized by Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), x-ray Diffractometry (XRD), Raman Spectrometry, UV-vis Spectrophotometry (UV-vis), Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy(FTIR), and x-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS). Surface morphology of MgAl2O4/MWCNT nanocomposite exhibits entangled needle-like structures while MgAl2O4 spinel comprises agglomerated nanoparticles of different sizes. XRD confirms the formation of MgAl2O4. XPS identifies the chemical states and binding energies of constituent elements present in the sample. Optical properties reveal that addition of MWCNTs in MgAl2O4 decreases the optical bandgap energy from 3.02 eV to 2.78 eV. MgAl2O4/MWCNT nanocomposite shows reduced bandgap compared to pristine MgAl2O4 due to increased chemical defects or vacancies in intergranular regions and chemical interaction between MgAl2O4 and MWCNT, leading to the formation of new energy levels in MgAl2O4/MWCNT nanocomposite. Addition of MWCNTs provides a large surface area, more active sites, and enhances electron mobility between energy levels. MgAl2O4/MWCNT nanocomposite proves itself a better photocatalyst due to the fast degradation of Methyl Blue (MB) in 65 min as compared to MgAl2O4 which degrades the dye in 90 min. MgAl2O4/MWCNT nanocomposite also shows good stability and reusability even after performing the six cycles of dye degradation.
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