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SiO2 nanoparticles doped by 10 mol% Zr and 10 mol% Cu were prepared via the sol-gel method in a controled process. The effects of doping and calcination temperature on the structural and photo-catalytic properties of SiO2 nanopowders were studied by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and UV-Vis absorption spectroscopy. The phases of cristobalite, quartz and tridymite were found at a calcinations temperature range of 800 to 1000 °C and only cristobalite phase was formed at a temperature of 1200 °C. The degradation of methyl orange was examined under visible light radiation indicating that the effect of doped elements (Zr, Cu) on SiO2 reduces the band gap effectively.
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Ilkhechi, N.N., Kaleji, B.K., Mozammel, M. et al. Effect of Cu and Zr Co-doped SiO2 Nanoparticles on the Stability of Phases (Quartz-Tridymite-Cristobalite) and Degradation of Methyl Orange at High Temperature. Silicon 9, 293–299 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12633-016-9416-x
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