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Composite Nanoarchitectonics of LaNi0.95Fe0.05O3/Muscovite for Enhanced Photocatalytic Activity

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2024

Li Zeng ,
Tongjiang Peng ,
Hongjuan Sun ,
Xiyue Zhang  and
Jingjie Yang
Li Zeng
Affiliation:
Education Ministry Key Laboratory of Solid Waste Treatment and Resource Recycle, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang 621010, China
Tongjiang Peng
Affiliation:
Education Ministry Key Laboratory of Solid Waste Treatment and Resource Recycle, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang 621010, China
Hongjuan Sun*
Affiliation:
Education Ministry Key Laboratory of Solid Waste Treatment and Resource Recycle, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang 621010, China
Xiyue Zhang
Affiliation:
Education Ministry Key Laboratory of Solid Waste Treatment and Resource Recycle, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang 621010, China
Jingjie Yang
Affiliation:
Education Ministry Key Laboratory of Solid Waste Treatment and Resource Recycle, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang 621010, China
*
e-mail: sunhongjuan@swust.edu.cn
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Abstract

Powder-type semiconductor photocatalysts are widely applicable but their defects (e.g. easy agglomeration during preparation and recyclability in the suspension system) limit their practical application. In the current study, perovskite oxide photocatalytic material was loaded onto a muscovite substrate to overcome the problems of low stability, easy agglomeration, and difficult recovery. A photocatalytically active LaNi0.95Fe0.05O3/muscovite composite material was synthesized by a sol-gel impregnation method. Phase composition, morphology, and interfacial interaction of the composites, denoted as LNFBY-x (x: mass ratio of LNF to muscovite), were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), and other analytical methods. According to the results, the particle size of LNF nanoparticles was regulated effectively by compounding with muscovite, and the agglomeration of LNF decreased. LNF nanoparticles were distributed evenly and attached in dense fashion to the surface of muscovite, thereby increasing the contact area with the reaction medium. The nanoparticles were connected to the silicon-oxygen tetrahedral sheet of the muscovite via Si–O–La, Si–O–Ni, and Si–O–Fe bonds, which increased the bonding strength between the composite components and expedited the transfer of photogenerated charge. More highly active oxygen species were produced, and a growing number of chemically active moieties (٠O2- and ٠OH) was generated in the photocatalytic reaction. LNFBY-1.00 demonstrated the best photocatalytic activity. A degradation rate of methyl orange of 99.03% was achieved after visible-light irradiation for 120 min, which decreased to 75.75% after five repeated uses, thereby indicating high stability and recycling ability. The photocatalytic LaNi0.95Fe0.05O3/muscovite composite material exhibited potential for application in environmental remediation practices.

Keywords

CompositeDopingMuscovitePerovskitePhotocatalysis
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Clays and Clay Minerals , Volume 70 , Issue 4 , August 2022 , pp. 566 - 579
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Copyright © The Author(s), under exclusive licence to The Clay Minerals Society 2022

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Associate Editor: Yael Mishael

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