Effect of TiO₂ on Photocatalytic Activity of NiZnFe₂O₄/TiO₂ Nanocrystalline for Methylene Blue Degradation

Abstract:

The photocatalytic activity of NiZnFe₂O₄/TiO₂ core-shell gg nanocrystalline was carried out. The NiZnFe₂O₄/TiO₂ core-shell was synthesized using co-precipitation method with various concentrations 1:0, 1:1, 1:2, 1:3, 1:4, and 1:5. X-ray diffraction spectra pattern showed crystallite size at various concentrations 1:0, 1:1, and 1:3, which of 5.00 nm, 4.90 nm, and 10.81 nm, respectively. The morphology of NiZnFe₂O₄ nanocrystalline was characterized by transmission electron microscopy which confirmed that the sample undergoes agglomeration with not uniform particle shape. The average particle size of the nanocrystalline was 10.26 nm. Fourier transform infra-red showed functional groups such as Ti-O-Ti, M-O_tetra, and M-O_octa at 1473.62, 563 - 586, and 401- 424 cm^-1. In addition, the presence of Ti-O-Ti and M-O functional groups indicates NiZnFe₂O₄/TiO₂ core-shell has been formed. The absorbance spectrum of the NiZnFe₂O₄/TiO₂ core-shell has an energy band gap in the range of 2.1 – 3.3 eV. The results of the Vibrating sample magnetometer showed saturation magnetization and coercivity values ​​in the range of 12.4 – 22.9 emu/gr and 47 - 55 Oe, which were correlated as soft magnetic properties. NiZnFe₂O₄/TiO₂ was successfully degraded Methylene Blue that reach 99.8% under UV light irradiation. The addition of TiO₂ increases degradation, TiO₂ acts as a trapping state that inhibits electron-hole recombination which can prolong the reaction time between free electrons and MB solution molecules. This study revealed the high potential of NiZnFe₂O₄/TiO₂ core-shell nanocrystalline in photocatalytic application.

• Periodical: Materials Science Forum (Volume 1104)
• Pages: 117-129
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/p-K0o5ko
• Online since: November 2023
• Authors: Siska Irma Budianti, Nurul Imani Istiqomah, Rivaldo Marsel Tumbelaka, Daiki Oshima, Takeshi Kato, Edi Suharyadi*
• Keywords: Core-Shell, Methylene Blue, Nanocrystalline, NiZnFe₂O₄, Photocatalytic, TiO₂

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