Application of natural solar photocatalytic and DSSC's studies AC loaded on Ag–In2O3 nanoparticles by hydrothermal approach

• Published in: Heliyon Vol. 10; no. 5; p. e26866
• Main Authors: Bharathi, Elavarasan, Rajeevgandhi, Chinnaiyan, Abbas, Mohamed, Selvakumar, Krishnan, Sasikumar, Ponnusamy, Guganathan, Loganathan, Senthilvelan, Sambantham, Hossain, M. Khalid
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 15.03.2024; Elsevier
• Subjects: Nanomaterials: heterogeneous catalyst: rhodamine 6G dye: M-H curve: solar cell applications; Nanomaterials: heterogeneous catalyst: rhodamine 6G dye: M-H curve: solar cell applications
• ISSN: 2405-8440; 2405-8440
• DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e26866

Contaminants are repeatedly being released into the land, water and air about the world as a consequence of the high levels of human movement and development, which causes a fast an increase in the growing of pollution. In this assessment, activated charcoals supported on Ag–In2O3 nanomaterials were blended by hydrothermal system. The morphology constitution, surface assets and optical description of synthesized nanomaterials were characterized by XRD, UV-DRS, PL, HR-SEM and EDAX, HR-TEM, SAED pattern, FT-IR, XPS, BET, CV and VSM techniques. The optimized heterogeneous catalyst AC/Ag–In2O3 depicts high electro catalytic activity, fast-charge transport development, weak ferromagnetism, brilliant accessibility and stability for Rh6G dye degradation, which is endowed for application in the alkaline medium. The prepared photocatalytic activity towards AC/Ag–In2O3 have been revealed as the degradation of Rhodamine 6G (Rh6G) dye in the presence of aqueous solution directed to solar light irradiation. AC/Ag–In2O3 is initiated to maintain some more efficient than synthesized Ag–In2O3 and In2O3 by pH9 positively mineralizing of Rh6G dye under sun light irradiation. The mineralization of Rh6G dye has been confirmed by measuring COD analysis. It is suggested that Rh6G degrades in the presence of solar light via a particular mechanism, which was discovered that the catalyst remained more stable and reusable. It has been effectively determined that the AC/Ag–In2O3 nanomaterial achieves photocatalytic effects.