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Morphotropic Phase Boundary Enhanced Photocatalysis in Sm Doped BiFeO3

ORUDZHEV, F. ALIKHANOV, N. RAMAZANOV, S. SOBOLA, D. KH. RABADANOV, M. ISMAILOV, E. GASIMOV, R. ALIEV, A. ŢĂLU, Ş.

Original Title

Morphotropic Phase Boundary Enhanced Photocatalysis in Sm Doped BiFeO3

Type

journal article in Web of Science

Language

English

Original Abstract

This paper presents the results of the synthesis of samarium-doped bismuth ferrite (BFO) nanoparticles by the solution combustion method. The dependence of BFO properties on the amount of the samarium (Sm) in the composition was studied. The synthesized nanocomposites were characterized by scanning electron microscopy SEM), X-ray diffractometry (XRD), Raman, Electron Diffuse Reflectance Spectroscopy (EDRS) and Electron Magnetic Resonance (EMR). The photocatalytic (PC) measurements showed the absence of a strict correlation between the PC activity and the crystallite size and band gap. An increase in the PC activity of BFO samples with 10 and 15% doping was observed and it was concluded that in controlling the PC properties in doped BFO, the processes of interfacial polarization at the boundaries of the morphotropic phase transition are of decisive importance. It was supposed that the internal electric field formed at these boundaries contributes to the efficient separation of photogenerated charge carriers.

Keywords

BFO; bismuth ferrite; morphotropic phase boundary; nanocomposite; photocatalysis; polarization; Sm

Authors

ORUDZHEV, F.; ALIKHANOV, N.; RAMAZANOV, S.; SOBOLA, D.; KH. RABADANOV, M.; ISMAILOV, E.; GASIMOV, R.; ALIEV, A.; ŢĂLU, Ş.

Released

18. 10. 2022

Publisher

MDPI

ISBN

1420-3049

Periodical

MOLECULES

Year of study

27

Number

20

State

Swiss Confederation

Pages from

1

Pages to

19

Pages count

19

URL

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BibTex

@article{BUT179583,
  author="Farid {Orudzhev} and Nariman {Alikhanov} and Shikhgasan {Ramazanov} and Dinara {Sobola} and Murtazali {Kh. Rabadanov} and E.H. {Ismailov} and R.D. {Gasimov} and A. Sh. {Aliev} and Ştefan {Ţălu}",
  title="Morphotropic Phase Boundary Enhanced Photocatalysis in Sm Doped BiFeO3",
  journal="MOLECULES",
  year="2022",
  volume="27",
  number="20",
  pages="1--19",
  doi="10.3390/molecules27207029",
  issn="1420-3049",
  url="https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/27/20/7029"
}