Enhanced electrochemical and photocatalytic performance of Sb and F co-doped NiO nanocrystals synthesized via sol–gel method
摘要
Pure NiO, Sb:NiO, and F-Sb:NiO nanoparticles are created in this work using the sol–gel and vacuum annealing methods. X-ray diffraction (XRD) revealed that doping reduced the size of the crystallites. Images from a scanning electron microscope (SEM) indicate that doping altered the geometry of NiO. Diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (DRS) revealed that the band gap energy was narrowed by doping. The as-prepared nanoparticles’ photocatalytic activity was investigated using methylene blue (MB) and rhodamine B (RhB). For RhB and MB, F-Sb:NiO showed strong photocatalytic activity, with degradation efficiencies of 88% and 78%, respectively. F-Sb:NiO electrodes demonstrated a specific capacitance of 894 F/g via galvanostatic charge/discharge (GCD) at a current density of 1 A/g. Using cyclic voltammetry (CV) at a scan rate of 5 mV/s, the F-Sb:NiO electrodes demonstrated a specific capacitance of 913 F/g. This highlights the exceptional electrochemical performance and wastewater treatment potential of F-Sb:NiO nanoparticles.