Photocatalytic studies of capped ZnS nanoparticles

Jagdeep Kaur, Manoj Sharma, O. P. Pandey

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Abstract

In this work, we report on the synthesis of ZnS semiconductor nanoparticles stabilized with sodium hexa meta phosphate (SHMP). Capped ZnS nanoparticles were synthesized by a chemical route. The as obtained nanoparticles were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), uv-vis absorption spectroscopy, and photoluminescence (PL) spectroscopy. The average particle size was found to be 2-3 nm. UV-Vis optical spectra showed a blue shift with respect to the bulk counterpart. The room temperature photoluminescence spectra of the nanoparticles showed emission peaks in the range of 363 - 446 nm at excitation wavelength of 325 nm for different concentrations of SHMP. Photocatalytic degradation of bromophenol blue dye was done using capped ZnS nanoparticles. It took about 3.5 hours to degrade the dye completely under uv irradiation.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceeding of International Conference on Recent Trends in Applied Physics and Material Science, RAM 2013
Pages81-82
Number of pages2
DOIs
StatePublished - 2013
Externally publishedYes
EventInternational Conference on Recent Trends in Applied Physics and Material Science, RAM 2013 - Bikaner, Rajasthan, India
Duration: 1 Feb 20132 Feb 2013

Publication series

NameAIP Conference Proceedings
Volume1536
ISSN (Print)0094-243X
ISSN (Electronic)1551-7616

Conference

ConferenceInternational Conference on Recent Trends in Applied Physics and Material Science, RAM 2013
Country/TerritoryIndia
CityBikaner, Rajasthan
Period1/02/132/02/13

Keywords

  • ZnS nanoparticles
  • capping
  • dye degradation

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