One-step hydrothermal synthesis of Sn-dopedα-Fe2O3 nanoparticles for enhanced photocatalytic degradation of Congo red

Van Nang Lam; Thi Bich Vu; Quang Dat Do; Thi Thanh Xuan Le; Tien Dai Nguyen; T.-Thanh-Bao Nguyen; Hoang Tung Do; Thi Tu Oanh Nguyen

doi:10.1088/1674-4926/43/12/122001

Journal of Semiconductors, Volume. 43, Issue 12, 122001(2022)

One-step hydrothermal synthesis of Sn-dopedα-Fe₂O₃ nanoparticles for enhanced photocatalytic degradation of Congo red

Van Nang Lam^1、*, Thi Bich Vu^2,3, Quang Dat Do¹, Thi Thanh Xuan Le¹, Tien Dai Nguyen^2,3、**, T.-Thanh-Bao Nguyen⁴, Hoang Tung Do⁴, and Thi Tu Oanh Nguyen⁵

Author Affiliations

¹Department of Natural Sciences, Hoa Lu University, Ninh Nhat, Ninh Binh City, Viet Nam

²Institute of Theoretical and Applied Research, Duy Tan University, Hanoi 100000, Viet Nam

³Faculty of Natural Sciences, Duy Tan University, Da Nang 550000, Vietnam

⁴Institute of Physics, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, 10 Dao Tan, Ba Dinh, Hanoi, Vietnam

⁵Institute of Materials Science, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet, Caugiay, Hanoi, Vietnam

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Received: Jun. 6, 2022

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Published Online: Dec. 27, 2022

The Author Email: Lam Van Nang (lvnang@hluv.edu.vn), Nguyen Tien Dai (nguyentiendai@duytan.edu.vn)

DOI:10.1088/1674-4926/43/12/122001

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