Synthesis, characterization and applications of Gadolinium doped ZnS nanoparticles as photocatalysts for the degradation of dyes (Malachite Green and Rhodamine B) and as antioxidants

The paper reports the synthesis and characterization of PVP capped doped Zinc sulphide nanoparticles using Gadolinium as a doped metal by bottom up chemical co-precipitation method. The spectroscopic techniques used for the characterization of nanoparticles are Fourier Transform infra-red spectrosco...

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Main Author:	Rupy Dhir
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2021-12-01
Series:	Chemical Physics Impact
Subjects:	Nanoparticles Nanophotocatalysts Antioxidant
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667022421000177

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spelling	doaj-2f96ed9c3ebd45c2a656f45a50cd002b2021-06-05T06:11:05ZengElsevierChemical Physics Impact2667-02242021-12-013100027Synthesis, characterization and applications of Gadolinium doped ZnS nanoparticles as photocatalysts for the degradation of dyes (Malachite Green and Rhodamine B) and as antioxidantsRupy Dhir0Department of Chemistry, GSSDGS Khalsa College, Patiala, Punjab, IndiaThe paper reports the synthesis and characterization of PVP capped doped Zinc sulphide nanoparticles using Gadolinium as a doped metal by bottom up chemical co-precipitation method. The spectroscopic techniques used for the characterization of nanoparticles are Fourier Transform infra-red spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy and High Resolution Transmission electron microscopy. Optical Studies are done with UV-Visible absorption spectroscopy to determine the band gap energy of nanoparticles. Photocatalytic degradation of Malachite Green and Rhodamine B dyes in aqueous medium are studied in UV and sunlight irradiation with synthesized nanoparticles as catalysts. The synthesized nanoparticles are also evaluated as antioxidants using DPPH assay method. Statistical analysis is done to find the extent of linear fitting of scavenging efficiency with concentration of synthesized compounds.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667022421000177NanoparticlesNanophotocatalystsAntioxidant
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spellingShingle	Rupy Dhir Synthesis, characterization and applications of Gadolinium doped ZnS nanoparticles as photocatalysts for the degradation of dyes (Malachite Green and Rhodamine B) and as antioxidants Chemical Physics Impact Nanoparticles Nanophotocatalysts Antioxidant
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title	Synthesis, characterization and applications of Gadolinium doped ZnS nanoparticles as photocatalysts for the degradation of dyes (Malachite Green and Rhodamine B) and as antioxidants
title_short	Synthesis, characterization and applications of Gadolinium doped ZnS nanoparticles as photocatalysts for the degradation of dyes (Malachite Green and Rhodamine B) and as antioxidants
title_full	Synthesis, characterization and applications of Gadolinium doped ZnS nanoparticles as photocatalysts for the degradation of dyes (Malachite Green and Rhodamine B) and as antioxidants
title_fullStr	Synthesis, characterization and applications of Gadolinium doped ZnS nanoparticles as photocatalysts for the degradation of dyes (Malachite Green and Rhodamine B) and as antioxidants
title_full_unstemmed	Synthesis, characterization and applications of Gadolinium doped ZnS nanoparticles as photocatalysts for the degradation of dyes (Malachite Green and Rhodamine B) and as antioxidants
title_sort	synthesis, characterization and applications of gadolinium doped zns nanoparticles as photocatalysts for the degradation of dyes (malachite green and rhodamine b) and as antioxidants
publisher	Elsevier
series	Chemical Physics Impact
issn	2667-0224
publishDate	2021-12-01
description	The paper reports the synthesis and characterization of PVP capped doped Zinc sulphide nanoparticles using Gadolinium as a doped metal by bottom up chemical co-precipitation method. The spectroscopic techniques used for the characterization of nanoparticles are Fourier Transform infra-red spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy and High Resolution Transmission electron microscopy. Optical Studies are done with UV-Visible absorption spectroscopy to determine the band gap energy of nanoparticles. Photocatalytic degradation of Malachite Green and Rhodamine B dyes in aqueous medium are studied in UV and sunlight irradiation with synthesized nanoparticles as catalysts. The synthesized nanoparticles are also evaluated as antioxidants using DPPH assay method. Statistical analysis is done to find the extent of linear fitting of scavenging efficiency with concentration of synthesized compounds.
topic	Nanoparticles Nanophotocatalysts Antioxidant
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Synthesis, characterization and applications of Gadolinium doped ZnS nanoparticles as photocatalysts for the degradation of dyes (Malachite Green and Rhodamine B) and as antioxidants

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