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Cobalt-Doped ZnO Nanocomposits for Efficient Dye Degradation: Charge Transfer.

Buzuayehu Abebe, Bontu Kefale, Guta Amenu, Leta Guta, C R Ravikumar, Taymour A Hamdalla, S Giridhar Reddy, Dereje Tsegaye, H C Ananda Murthy

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Buzuayehu AbebeDepartment of Applied Chemistry, Adama Science and Technology University, P.O. Box 1888, Adama, Ethiopia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6076-4932
Bontu KefaleDepartment of Applied Chemistry, Adama Science and Technology University, P.O. Box 1888, Adama, Ethiopia.
Guta AmenuDepartment of Applied Chemistry, Adama Science and Technology University, P.O. Box 1888, Adama, Ethiopia.
Leta GutaDepartment of Applied Chemistry, Adama Science and Technology University, P.O. Box 1888, Adama, Ethiopia.
C R RavikumarDepartment of Science, East-West Institute of Technology, Bangalore, 560091, India.
Taymour A HamdallaDepartment of Physics, University of Tabuk, KSA.
S Giridhar ReddyDepartment of Chemistry, Amrita School of Engineering, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Bengaluru, 560035, India.
Dereje TsegayeDepartment of Applied Chemistry, Adama Science and Technology University, P.O. Box 1888, Adama, Ethiopia.
H C Ananda MurthySchool of Applied Sciences, Papua New Guinea University of Technology, Lae, Morobe Province, 411, Papua New Guinea.

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Abstract

Doping enhances the optical properties of high-band gap zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs), essential for their photocatalytic activity. We used the combustion approach to synthesize cobalt-doped ZnO heterostructure (CDZO). By creating a mid-edge level, it was possible to tune the indirect band gap of the ZnO NPs from 3.1 eV to 1.8 eV. The red shift and reduction in the intensity of the photoluminescence (PL) spectra resulted from hindrances in electron-hole recombination and sp-d exchange interactions. These improved optical properties expanded the absorption of solar light and enhanced charge transfer. The field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM) image and elemental mapping analysis confirmed the CDZO's porous nature and the dopant's uniform distribution. The porosity, nanoscale size (25-55 nm), and crystallinity of the CDZO were further verified by high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM) and selected area electron image analysis. The photocatalytic activity of the CDZO exhibited much greater efficiency (k=0.131 min

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charge transferDopingmethylene bluenanomaterialPhotocatalysis

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