Abstract
Spinel MgCexFe2-xO4 (0 ≤ x ≤ 0.5) nanoparticles was equipped through microwave combustion technique using the extract of Aloe vera plant as the reducing agent. Impression of Ce3+ substitution on physic-chemical and photocatalytic characteristics are examined by the techniques, PXRD, FT-IR, HR-SEM, HR-TEM, SAED and VSM. Cubic spinel structure is ensured by PXRD analysis and the crystallite size was employed by Debye Scherer formula, revealed the ranges of 16.35–24.82 nm. HR-SEM, TEM pictures displayed particles like morphology and the SAED pattern revealed highly crystalline in nature. VSM analysis of MgCexFe2-xO4 (0 ≤ x ≤ 0.5) showed ferromagnetic behaviour. The photocatalytic behaviour was investigated under visible light irradiation by photo-catalytic degradation (PCD) of Malachite Green dye. Among various compositions, sample x = 0.3, exhibit higher PCD efficiency as 98.94% in 90min, corresponding to the degradation rate constant k value of up to 0.0321 min−1. The synthesized catalyst shows good structural and excellent photocatalytic stability with higher degradation efficiency.
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