Enhanced visible light photocatalytic activity of porous LaMnO{sub 3} sub-micron particles in the degradation of rose bengal
- Department of Nanoscience and Technology, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore 641046 (India)
- Department of Biotechnology, Udaya School of Engineering, Udaya Nagar, Vellamodi, Kanyakumari 629 161 (India)
- Materials Physics Division, Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research, Kalpakkam 603 102 (India)
Highlights: • The monodispersed LaMnO{sub 3} microstructure was prepared by hydrothermal method. • The growth of different shaped LaMnO{sub 3} particles was obtained by varying annealing temperatures. • Porous LaMnO{sub 3} microstructure possessed superior photocatalytic activity in rose bengal dye. • The morphology and high surface area influence the enhanced photocatalytic activity. - Abstract: A perovskite LaMnO{sub 3} micro/nanostructure is a promising high-efficiency photocatalytic materials for the removal of various organic pollutants. This study presents the preparation of sub-micron LaMnO{sub 3} particles with polyvinyl pyrrolidone (PVP) as a structure directing agent to control the primary morphology and aggregations. Furthermore, the sample was annealed at different temperatures to improve the crystallinity and perovskite phase formations. The possible formation mechanism was explained based on the annealing temperatures. An attempt has been made to study the effect of different morphologies of LaMnO{sub 3} particles for the degradation of RB dye under visible light irradiation. The removal efficiency of 95% for RB dye in 60 min evidences the superior degradation capability of highly porous LaMnO{sub 3} particles. The photocatalytic activity not only depends on porous structure, but also strongly based on crystallinity, and specific surface area of LaMnO{sub 3} particles. Hence, the porous morphology displays a superior photocatalytic activity than other LaMnO{sub 3} microstructures.
- OSTI ID:
- 22730392
- Journal Information:
- Materials Research Bulletin, Vol. 93; Other Information: Copyright (c) 2017 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0025-5408
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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