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Synthesis of BiVO4/NiFe2O4 composite for photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue

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In this paper, the bismuth vanadate and the composite of bismuth vanadate BiVO4 with nickel ferrite BiVO4/NiFe2O4 is aimed to be synthesized using hydrothermal method for the effective degradation of methylene blue. The concentration of nickel ferrite is varied from 1 to 5%. The morphological, structural, and the optical properties of the prepared samples are studied using X-ray diffraction (XRD), Scanning electron microscope (SEM), Photoluminescence (PL) spectroscopy, and Ultra-violet (UV) spectroscopy. The photocatalytic activity of the prepared photocatalyst is performed under visible light. The composite of BiVO4/NiFe2O4 4% efficiently degrade 99% of methylene blue after 90 min from 100-ml solution under visible light. This paper explains the synthesis of bismuth vanadate and it is composite with nickel ferrite BiVO4/NiFe2O4 and give information about the structural and morphological of these synthesized materials.

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The author (Imen Kebaili) extends her appreciation to the Deanship of Scientific Research at King Khalid University, Saudi Arabia for funding this work through Research Groups Program under grant number (R.G.P.2/179/42).

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  1. Department of Physics, University of Gujrat, Gujrat, Pakistan

    Urooj Fatima, N. R. Khalid, Tasmia Nawaz & Nisar Fatima

  2. Department of Physics, University of Okara, Okara, Pakistan

    N. R. Khalid

  3. Department of Physics, Khawaja Fareed University of Engineering and Information Technology, Rahim Yar Khan, Pakistan

    M. B. Tahir

  4. Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, King Khalid University, P.O. Box 9004, Abha, Saudi Arabia

    Imen Kebaili

  5. Faculté Des Sciences de Sfax, Laboratoire de Physique Appliquée, Groupe Des Matériaux Luminescents, Université de Sfax, BP 1171, 3000, Sfax, Tunisia

    Imen Kebaili

  6. Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Al Kharj, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

    Hussein Alrobei

  7. Physics Department, College of Science, Jouf University, P.O. Box: 2014, Sakaka, Saudi Arabia

    Meshal Alzaid

  8. Center of Excellence in Environmental Studies, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, 21589, Saudi Arabia

    Khurram Shahzad

  9. Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, 21589, Saudi Arabia

    Arshid Mahmood Ali

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Fatima, U., Khalid, N.R., Nawaz, T. et al. Synthesis of BiVO4/NiFe2O4 composite for photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue. Appl Nanosci 11, 2793–2800 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13204-021-02186-8

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