Facile synthesis of WO3.H2O nanostructures for efficient photocatalytic and electrochemical properties
•WO3·H2O nanostructures synthesized by simple hydrothermal method by adjusting the solvent volume.•S1 (50 ml) showed highest photocatalytic degradation for all dyes (RhB, MO, RO16) and industrial wastewater.•A radical scavenger test was performed to identify the reactive species that contribute to t...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Journal of crystal growth 2025-02, Vol.652, p.128017, Article 128017 |
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Zusammenfassung: | •WO3·H2O nanostructures synthesized by simple hydrothermal method by adjusting the solvent volume.•S1 (50 ml) showed highest photocatalytic degradation for all dyes (RhB, MO, RO16) and industrial wastewater.•A radical scavenger test was performed to identify the reactive species that contribute to the degradation.•The WO3·H2O nanostructures exhibits good electrochemical properties having capacitance of 1209F g−1.
WO3·H2O nanostructures have fascinated momentous consideration due to their distinctive properties such as small bandgaps as compared to WO3, tunable morphology, and distinct photocatalytic properties. These nanostructures were successfully fabricated by the hydrothermal method (by varying solvent volume) and characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), EDX, and FESEM to analyze the crystallinity, chemical composition, and morphology which indicated the average size of 140–190 nm. The presence of O-W-O and O = W chemical bonds, and O–H stretching vibrations in FTIR spectrum demonstrate the fabrication of WO3·H2O nanostructures. The UV–Visible spectroscopy and PL study were conducted which presented that the optical bandgaps lies in the range (2.16–2.5 eV) which were beneficial for photocatalytic activity. To assess the photocatalytic response, rhodamine B, methyl orange, reactive orange 16 dyes and additionally industrial wastewater were used. It was noted that the photodegradation efficiency of sample 1 was higher than other samples for all dyes. The percentage degradation for RhB (99.5 %), MO (97.5 %), RO16 (88.7 %), and IW (99.5 %) and the reaction rate constants are RhB (0.0768 min−1), MO (0.03991 min−1), RO16 (0.02363 min−1), and IW (0.0744 min−1). The sample 1 have 1.5 times higher photocatalytic properties than all other samples, attributed to its lowest bandgap 2.16 eV, and lower charge carriers recombination rate. Moreover, the electrochemical properties of WO3·H2O nanostructures were also evaluated presenting a specific capacitance of 1209F g−1. This analysis highlights their potential in environmental remediation and supercapacitor applications. |
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ISSN: | 0022-0248 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2024.128017 |