Senthil, RAPriya, ATheerthagiri, JSelvi, APalaniyandy, NithyadharseniMadhavan, J2019-03-082019-03-082018-11Senthil, R.A. et al. 2018. Facile synthesis of α-Fe2O3/WO3 composite with an enhanced photocatalytic and photo-electrochemical performance. Ionics, vol. 24(11): 3673-36840947-70471862-0760https://doi.org/10.1007/s11581-018-2473-yhttps://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11581-018-2473-yhttps://rdcu.be/bovG8http://hdl.handle.net/10204/10766Copyright: 2018 Springer. Due to copyright restrictions, the attached PDF file only contains the abstract of the full text item. For access to the full text item, please consult the publisher's website: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs11581-018-2473-y. A free fulltext non-print version of the paper can be viewed at https://rdcu.be/bpUL8The influence of hematite iron oxide (α-Fe2O3) nanoparticles in tungsten oxide (WO3) nanorods photocatalyst on photodegradation of organic pollutant was investigated in the present work. The spherical-shaped α-Fe2O3 nanoparticles and WO3 nanorods were synthesized from citrate precursor and hydrothermal routes respectively. The different weight percentage (wt%) ratios (1, 2, and 3 wt%) of α-Fe2O3 added heterostructured α-Fe2O3/WO3 composite photocatalysts by a simple physical mixing process. The photocatalytic activities of as-synthesized photocatalysts were evaluated by photodegradation of methylene blue (MB) under visible-light irradiation. It showed that the 2% α-Fe2O3/WO3 composite exhibited excellent photocatalytic activity than the others. This enhancement could be attributed to its strong absorption in the visible region and the low recombination rate of electron-hole pairs. In addition, the photo-electrochemical measurements of the 2% α-Fe2O3/WO3 composite revealed the faster migration of the photo-excited charge-carriers. Hence, this study demonstrates the heterostructured α-Fe2O3/WO3 composite as a promising candidate for environmental remediation.enPhotocatalysisFT-IRXRDPhoto-electrochemical characterizationsVisible-lightArticleSenthil, R., Priya, A., Theerthagiri, J., Selvi, A., Palaniyandy, N., & Madhavan, J. (2018). Facile synthesis of α-Fe2O3/WO3 composite with an enhanced photocatalytic and photo-electrochemical performance. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/10766Senthil, RA, A Priya, J Theerthagiri, A Selvi, Nithyadharseni Palaniyandy, and J Madhavan "Facile synthesis of α-Fe2O3/WO3 composite with an enhanced photocatalytic and photo-electrochemical performance." (2018) http://hdl.handle.net/10204/10766Senthil R, Priya A, Theerthagiri J, Selvi A, Palaniyandy N, Madhavan J. Facile synthesis of α-Fe2O3/WO3 composite with an enhanced photocatalytic and photo-electrochemical performance. 2018; http://hdl.handle.net/10204/10766.TY - Article AU - Senthil, RA AU - Priya, A AU - Theerthagiri, J AU - Selvi, A AU - Palaniyandy, Nithyadharseni AU - Madhavan, J AB - The influence of hematite iron oxide (α-Fe2O3) nanoparticles in tungsten oxide (WO3) nanorods photocatalyst on photodegradation of organic pollutant was investigated in the present work. The spherical-shaped α-Fe2O3 nanoparticles and WO3 nanorods were synthesized from citrate precursor and hydrothermal routes respectively. The different weight percentage (wt%) ratios (1, 2, and 3 wt%) of α-Fe2O3 added heterostructured α-Fe2O3/WO3 composite photocatalysts by a simple physical mixing process. The photocatalytic activities of as-synthesized photocatalysts were evaluated by photodegradation of methylene blue (MB) under visible-light irradiation. It showed that the 2% α-Fe2O3/WO3 composite exhibited excellent photocatalytic activity than the others. This enhancement could be attributed to its strong absorption in the visible region and the low recombination rate of electron-hole pairs. In addition, the photo-electrochemical measurements of the 2% α-Fe2O3/WO3 composite revealed the faster migration of the photo-excited charge-carriers. Hence, this study demonstrates the heterostructured α-Fe2O3/WO3 composite as a promising candidate for environmental remediation. DA - 2018-11 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - Photocatalysis KW - FT-IR KW - XRD KW - Photo-electrochemical characterizations KW - Visible-light LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2018 SM - 0947-7047 SM - 1862-0760 T1 - Facile synthesis of α-Fe2O3/WO3 composite with an enhanced photocatalytic and photo-electrochemical performance TI - Facile synthesis of α-Fe2O3/WO3 composite with an enhanced photocatalytic and photo-electrochemical performance UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/10766 ER -