Effect of Ce dopant on structure, morphology, photoabsorbance and photocatalysis of ZnWO<inf>4</inf>nanostructure

• Main Authors: Anukorn Phuruangrat, Phattranit Dumrongrojthanath, Titipun Thongtem, Somchai Thongtem
• Format: Journal
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Chemistry; Materials Science; Physics and Astronomy
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=85013276145&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/56998
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

© 2017 The Ceramic Society of Japan. The effect of Ce dopant on phase, morphology, optical property and photocatalytic activity of ZnWO4was investigated in this research. The products were characterized by X-ray diffraction, transmission electron microscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and UVvisible spectroscopy. The results showed that the pure product was monoclinic ZnWO4nanorods with the growth direction of [021] and that Ce3+ and W6+ ions contained in the Ce-doped products. The photocatalytic activities of the photocatalysts were evaluated through the degradation of methylene blue (MB) solutions under UV-light illumination. The results showed that the efficiencies for MB photocatalytic degradation were influenced by Ce dopant. The photocatalytic activities of the Ce-doped ZnWO4samples were higher than that of the pure ZnWO4.