Unveiling the future of environmental solutions: S-g-C3N4/Te-doped metal oxides (ZnO, Mn3O4 & SnO2) as game-changers in photocatalytic and antibacterial technologies

Misbah Umar; Humayun Ajaz; Mohsin Javed; Ali Hamza; Ali Bahadur; Shahid Iqbal; Sajid Mahmood; Afifa Sarwar; Abeer Ahmed Alghamdi; Matar Alshalwi

doi:10.1016/j.mseb.2024.117269

Unveiling the future of environmental solutions: S-g-C₃N₄/Te-doped metal oxides (ZnO, Mn₃O₄ & SnO₂) as game-changers in photocatalytic and antibacterial technologies

Misbah Umar, Humayun Ajaz, Mohsin Javed, Ali Hamza, Ali Bahadur, Shahid Iqbal, Sajid Mahmood, Afifa Sarwar, Abeer Ahmed Alghamdi, Matar Alshalwi

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Abstract

Researchers aim to develop photoactive systems to address critical environmental challenges, presenting a significant ongoing challenge. This study emphasizes the construction of pure metal oxide NPs (ZnO, Mn₃O₄, and SnO₂), tellurium-doped metal oxides, and composite materials of graphitic carbon nitride/tellurium-doped metal oxides to enhance photocatalytic performance in methylene blue (MB) degradation under natural sunlight. Various characterization techniques, XRD, EDX, SEM, FTIR and UV–Vis Spectroscopy, were employed to analyze the structure, shape, and optical features of the materials. The photocatalytic degradation order for MB was determined to be pure and doped ZnO > pure & doped SnO₂ > pure & doped Mn₃O₄. ZnO NPs exhibited the highest photocatalytic degradation at 98 %, accredited to their higher crystallinity, insignificant surface area and reduced particle dimension. Pure and doped ZnO NPs demonstrated the maximum zone of inhibition, reaching 39.5 mm. Consequently, S-g-C₃N₄/Te-ZnO emerges as the most promising material, serving as both a photocatalytic and antibacterial agent.

Original language	English
Article number	117269
Journal	Materials Science and Engineering B: Solid-State Materials for Advanced Technology
Volume	302
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mseb.2024.117269
Publication status	Published - Apr 2024

Keywords

Antibacterial agent
Co-precipitation
Degradation
Nanocomposites
Water pollution

ASJC Scopus subject areas

General Materials Science
Condensed Matter Physics
Mechanics of Materials
Mechanical Engineering

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Umar, M., Ajaz, H., Javed, M., Hamza, A., Bahadur, A., Iqbal, S., Mahmood, S., Sarwar, A., Ahmed Alghamdi, A., & Alshalwi, M. (2024). Unveiling the future of environmental solutions: S-g-C₃N₄/Te-doped metal oxides (ZnO, Mn₃O₄ & SnO₂) as game-changers in photocatalytic and antibacterial technologies. Materials Science and Engineering B: Solid-State Materials for Advanced Technology, 302, Article 117269. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mseb.2024.117269

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Umar, M, Ajaz, H, Javed, M, Hamza, A, Bahadur, A, Iqbal, S, Mahmood, S, Sarwar, A, Ahmed Alghamdi, A & Alshalwi, M 2024, 'Unveiling the future of environmental solutions: S-g-C₃N₄/Te-doped metal oxides (ZnO, Mn₃O₄ & SnO₂) as game-changers in photocatalytic and antibacterial technologies', Materials Science and Engineering B: Solid-State Materials for Advanced Technology, vol. 302, 117269. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mseb.2024.117269

Unveiling the future of environmental solutions: S-g-C₃N₄/Te-doped metal oxides (ZnO, Mn₃O₄ & SnO₂) as game-changers in photocatalytic and antibacterial technologies. / Umar, Misbah; Ajaz, Humayun; Javed, Mohsin et al.
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