Abstract
• Bare and Co-doped nanocrystals of SnO 2 were synthesized by a simple chemical precipitation method. • The result of UV-DRS proposed a band gap narrowing effect on SnO 2 with cobalt doping. • The defects and vacancies induced band gap reduction and increased BET surface area on cobalt doping, have played a vital role in the photochemistry of SnO 2 . Suggested here are a simple chemical precipitation method in order to synthesize bare and various levels of Co doping samples. The harvested samples were tested for their structural, optical, morphological and photocatalytic properties. The optical study shows a decline in the band gap of SnO 2 on 0.075 M of cobalt doping. The tuned band gap of SnO 2 on doping utilizes the visible light for the photodegradation of brilliant green (BG) and recommends the usage of the optimum level of Co-doped SnO 2 in environmental remediation applications.
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