| Rubidium Mercury Tetraiodide Nanostructures: Facile Fabrication and Photocatalytic Performance for Methyl Orange Degradation |
| Paper ID : 1521-ICNS |
| Authors: |
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Elham Abkar1, Mojgan Ghanbari1, Masoud Salavati-Niasari *2 1Institute of Nano Science and Nano Technology, University of Kashan, Kashan 2Institute of Nano Science and Nano Technology, University of Kashan |
| Abstract: |
| In the current research, rubidium mercury tetraiodide (Rb2HgI4) nanostructures have been fabricated successfully via the solid-state method. The effect of various factors such as RbI: HgI2 molar ratio, variety of surfactant, reaction time, and temperature were studied on the purity, morphology, and size of the samples. The as-fabricated samples were identified by X-ray diffraction (XRD), field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), and X-ray energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) analysis. Rb2HgI4 nanostructures were used as a catalyst for the destruction of organic dye (methyl orange) under UV light, and degrade methyl orange about 73.0%. The result indicated that these nanoparticles could be used as high-performance catalysts for water pollution removal. |
| Keywords: |
| “Rb2HgI4” “Nanostructures” “Solid-state method” “Photocatalytic degradation” |
| Status : Abstract Accepted (Poster Presentation) |