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RUSSIAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY A
Volume 90, Issue 13, Pages 2654-2664Publisher
MAIK NAUKA/INTERPERIODICA/SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1134/S0036024416130203
Keywords
photocatalytic degradation Er3+ : YAlO3/Co- or Fe-doped ZnO coated composite; upconversion luminescence; solar light; azo fuchsine
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- National Science Foundation of China [21371084]
- Natural Science Foundation of Education Department of Liaoning Province [L2015205]
- Key Laboratory Basic Research Foundation of Liaoning Provincial Education Department [L2015043]
- Liaoning Provincial Department of Education Innovation Team Projects [LT2015012]
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In this work, the Er3+: YAlO3/Co- and Fe-doped ZnO coated composites were prepared by the sol-gel method. Then, they were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX). Photo-degradation of azo fuchsine (AF) as a model dye under solar light irradiation was studied to evaluate the photocatalytic activity of the Er3+: YAlO3/Co- and Fe-doped ZnO coated composites. It was found that the photocatalytic activity of Co- and Fe-doped ZnO composites can be obviously enhanced by upconversion luminescence agent (Er3+: YAlO3). Besides, the photocatalytic activity of Er3+: YAlO3/Fe-doped ZnO is better than that of Er3+: YAlO3/Co-doped ZnO. The influence of experiment conditions, such as the concentration of Er3+: YAlO3, heat-treatment temperature and time on the photocatalytic activity of the Er3+: YAlO3/Co- and Fe-doped ZnO coated composites was studied. In addition, the effects of solar light irradiation time, dye initial concentration, Er3+: YAlO3/Co- and Fe-doped ZnO amount on the photocatalytic degradation of azo fuchsine in aqueous solution were investigated in detail. Simultaneously, some other organic dyes, such as Methyl Orange (MO), Rhodamine B (RM-B), Acid Red B (AR-B), Congo Red (CR), and Methyl Blue (MB) were also studied. The possible excitation principle of Er3+: YAlO3/Co- and Fe-doped ZnO coated composites under solar light irradiation and the photocatalytic degradation mechanism of organic dyes were discussed.
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