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Effects of amino acid capping-agents on the size and morphology and photocatalytic properties of BNCTO nanostructures

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A novel sol–gel method was developed for preparing Na1/2Bi1/2Cu3Ti4O12 (BNCTO) nanostructures using bismuth nitrate, copper nitrates, sodium nitrate, tetra-n-butyl titanate (TNBT), cysteine, asparagine, and alanine as capping and reducing agents, and fuel. The prepared nanostructures were thermally treated at 900 °C h to remove the organic impurities and form nano-crystalline structures and the resulting BNCTO nanostructures were further evaluated through UV–Vis diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (UV–Vis DRS), field emission scanning electron microscopy, energy dispersive X-ray microanalysis, and X-ray diffraction. The ferromagnetic properties of the samples were also studied through alternating gradient force magnetometery. The photocatalytic properties of the BNCTO nanostructures in the photo-degradation of methyl orange in water samples, were also assessed.

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Rahimi-Nasrabadi, M. Effects of amino acid capping-agents on the size and morphology and photocatalytic properties of BNCTO nanostructures. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 28, 6373–6378 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-016-6321-4

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