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dc.contributor.authorNegem, Mosaad
dc.contributor.authorMiller, David
dc.contributor.authorIrvine, John
dc.contributor.authorHeakal, Fakiha El-Taib
dc.date.accessioned2024-03-31T00:45:21Z
dc.date.available2024-03-31T00:45:21Z
dc.date.issued2023-04-01
dc.identifier284056363
dc.identifier92a92e5f-18a3-48e1-98b5-45bd1050b917
dc.identifier37000392
dc.identifier85151432237
dc.identifier.citationNegem , M , Miller , D , Irvine , J & Heakal , F E-T 2023 , ' Water/oil nanoemulsion-based synthesis of Bi x Sn 6-2x S y (0.33 ≤ × ≤ 2.95) semiconductor QDs for efficient photocatalytic degradation of MB dye ' , Environmental Science and Pollution Research , vol. 30 , pp. 58998-59012 . https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-023-26596-zen
dc.identifier.issn0944-1344
dc.identifier.otherORCID: /0000-0002-8394-3359/work/133187103
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10023/29574
dc.descriptionFunding: Open-access funding is provided by the Science, Technology & Innovation Funding Authority (STDF) in cooperation with the Egyptian Knowledge Bank (EKB). The authors would like to thank the University of St Andrews and the Egyptian Government for funding this work.en
dc.description.abstractThe development of efficient photocatalysts for the photodegradation of organic dyes in wastewater is highly worthwhile. Herein, the nanoemulsion tactic was utilized to synthesize BixSn6-2xSy (0.33 ≤ x ≤ 2.95) photocatalysts with morphological structures that changed from nanowhiskers to quantum dots (QDs). The optical properties of these materials were examined by UV-visible absorbance spectroscopy and photoluminescence, while Mott-Schottky analysis was utilized to study their electronic properties. BixSn6-2xSy materials exhibit appreciable absorption in the UV-visible light range with a direct band gap that increases from 1.23 to 1.46 eV. Both crystal structure and composition greatly affect the photocatalytic activity of BixSn6-2xSy semiconductors. Among the various synthesized photocatalysts, BiSn4S4.5 can efficiently photodegrade methylene blue dye (MB) in the shortest time under UV-visible light. The photocatalytic activity is positively affected by the change of crystal structure from orthorhombic to cubic symmetry. Based on the Mott-Schottky plots, the flat band potential (Efb) and the semiconductor behavior of the fabricated BixSn6-2xSy nanomaterials were determined. The obtained Efb values for SnS, Bi0.33Sn5.34S5.8, BiSn4S5.5, and Bi2.14Sn1.71S4.7 are -0.18 V, -0.42 V, -0.53 V, and -0.51 V (vs. Ag/AgCl), respectively. The Efb value is clearly shifted towards more negative potential values with increasing the Bi molar ratio (x). However, Bi2.95Sn0.1S4.5 semiconductor was found to be of n-type character, having a positive Efb value of +0.66 V (vs. Ag/AgCl). Photocurrent and EIS responses confirm the high stability and photocatalytic activity of BiSn4S5.5, which also achieves the lowest charge transfer resistance. The modified electronic properties of the BixSn6-2xSy semiconductors significantly improve their photocatalytic activity, rendering them to be promising absorbers for sunlight harvesting applications.
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dc.format.extent2500376
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofEnvironmental Science and Pollution Researchen
dc.subjectSemiconductor quantum dotsen
dc.subjectMott-Schottky plotsen
dc.subjectMetal chalcogenidesen
dc.subjectNanoemulsion tacticen
dc.subjectMB photodegradationen
dc.subjectDirect band gapen
dc.subjectQD Chemistryen
dc.subjectNDASen
dc.subjectACen
dc.subjectMCCen
dc.subject.lccQDen
dc.titleWater/oil nanoemulsion-based synthesis of BixSn6-2xSy (0.33 ≤ × ≤ 2.95) semiconductor QDs for efficient photocatalytic degradation of MB dyeen
dc.typeJournal articleen
dc.contributor.institutionUniversity of St Andrews. School of Chemistryen
dc.contributor.institutionUniversity of St Andrews. Institute of Behavioural and Neural Sciencesen
dc.contributor.institutionUniversity of St Andrews. Centre for Energy Ethicsen
dc.contributor.institutionUniversity of St Andrews. Centre for Designer Quantum Materialsen
dc.contributor.institutionUniversity of St Andrews. EaSTCHEMen
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s11356-023-26596-z
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden
dc.date.embargoedUntil2024-03-31


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