Abstract
• Effective photocatalyst of CeO 2 –TiO 2 nanocomposite is synthesized by solution process. • CeO 2 –TiO 2 nanocomposite shows embedded hexagonal CeO 2 particles with small TiO 2 nanoparticles. • CeO 2 –TiO 2 nanocomposite shows enormously high degradation of Bph-dye by ∼72% within 3 h. • Mass results explain the formation of intermediates during the photocatalytic reaction. A solution-processed cerium oxide (CeO 2 )–titanium oxide (TiO 2 ) nanocomposite was utilized as an effective visible-light driven photocatalyst for the photodegradation of bromophenol (Bph) dye. The structural and the morphological properties revealed good interaction between CeO 2 and TiO 2 nanomaterials in CeO 2 –TiO 2 nanocomposite. The CeO 2 –TiO 2 nanocomposite showed enhanced optical properties with significant red shift after the addition of CeO 2 nanoparticles. The CeO 2 –TiO 2 nanocomposite as photocatalyst accomplished enormously high degradation of Bph-dye by ∼72% within 3 h under visible-light illumination. The improved degradation might attribute to the higher adsorption capacity and the better ē–h + pair separation under light illumination.
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