Synthesis and Characterization ZnO-Fe2O3 Nanocomposite with Thermal Plasma Method

Iranian Journal of Catalysis

مقاله 6، دوره 12، شماره 2، شهریور 2022، صفحه 181-188   

نوع مقاله: Articles

شناسه دیجیتال (DOI): 10.30495/ijc.2022.691319

نویسندگان

Mohamad Reza Alikhani؛ Shahrooz Saviz^* ؛ Amir Hossein Sari

Plasma Physics Research Center, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran

چکیده

In the present paper, a novel thermal plasma method is proposed to synthesize ZnO-Fe₂O₃ nanocomposite, with different percentages of iron, namely 3, 5, and 7%. This method is an efficient feasibility of the Zno-Fe₂O₃ nanocomposite synthesis. The nanocomposites are synthesized by homemade direct current (DC) plasma torch. They are analyzed by different methods. The bandgap is determined by diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (DRS). The photocatalytic performance of Zno-Fe₂O₃ is evaluated. The results show that the structure of nanoparticles is spherical, which is more favored in the industry. Also, the particle size distribution is uniform. The average size of nanoparticle crystals increases with increasing iron content. Despite the formation of nanocomposites, due to the lack of support for nanoparticles, the results of photodegradation are not satisfactory.

کلیدواژه‌ها

Thermal plasma؛ Plasma torch؛ Nanomaterial synthesis؛ Iron-doped ZnO؛ Photocatalysts

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