Bismuth ferrite

Bismuth

Photocatalysis

Multiferroics

Adsorption

Dielectric

Catalysis

Physical chemistry

Composite material

Chemistry

Metallurgy

Materials science

Degradation (telecommunications)

Congo red

Ferrite (magnet)

Computer science

Optoelectronics

Biochemistry

Telecommunications

Ferroelectricity

ACS Omega

Over the years, scarcity of fresh potable water has increased the demand for clean water. Meanwhile, with the advent of nanotechnology, the use of nanomaterials for photocatalytic degradation of pollutants in wastewaters has increased. Herein, a new type of nanohybrids of La- and Mn-codoped bismuth ferrite (BFO) nanoparticles embedded into transition-metal carbide sheets (MXene-Ti3C2) were prepared by a low-cost double-solvent sol-gel method and investigated for their catalytic activity in dark and photoinduced conditions. The photoluminescence results showed that pure BFO has the highest electron hole recombination rate as compared to all the codoped BFO/Ti3C2 nanohybrids. The higher electron-hole pair generation rate of the nanohybrids provides a suitable environment for fast degradation of organic dye molecules. The band gap of the prepared nanohybrid was tuned to 1.73 eV. Moreover, the BLFO/Ti3C2 and BLFMO-5/Ti3C2 degraded 92 and 93% of the organic pollutant, respectively, from water in dark and remaining in the light spectrum. Therefore, these synthesized nanohybrids could be a promising candidate for catalytic and photocatalytic applications in future.

La- and Mn-Codoped Bismuth Ferrite/Ti<sub>3</sub>C<sub>2</sub> MXene Composites for Efficient Photocatalytic Degradation of Congo Red Dye

La- and Mn-Codoped Bismuth Ferrite/Ti3C2 MXene Composites for Efficient Photocatalytic Degradation of Congo Red Dye

La- and Mn-Codoped Bismuth Ferrite/Ti₃C₂ MXene Composites for Efficient Photocatalytic Degradation of Congo Red Dye