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Synthesis of YAG:Ce/ZnO core/shell nanoparticles with enhanced UV-visible and visible light photocatalytic activity and application for the antibiotic removal from aqueous media

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 February 2019

Lobna Zammouri ,
Abdelhay Aboulaich ,
Bruno Capoen ,
Mohamed Bouazaoui ,
Mohamed Sarakha ,
Mostafa Stitou  and
Rachid Mahiou
Lobna Zammouri
Affiliation:
Faculté des Sciences de Tétouan, Laboratoire de l’Eau, d’Etude et des Analyses Environnementales, Université Abdelmalek Essaadi, Tétouan 93002, Morocco; and Université Clermont Auvergne, Institut de Chimie de Clermont Ferrand UMR 6296 CNRS/UBP/Sigma Clermont, Aubiere Cedex 63178, France
Abdelhay Aboulaich*
Affiliation:
Université Clermont Auvergne, Institut de Chimie de Clermont Ferrand UMR 6296 CNRS/UBP/Sigma Clermont, Aubiere Cedex 63178, France
Bruno Capoen
Affiliation:
Laboratoire de Physique des Lasers, Atomes et Molécules (PhLAM), CNRS (UMR 8523), CERLA/IRCICA, Université Lille 1-Sciences et Technologies, F-59655 Villeneuve d’ascq Cedex, France
Mohamed Bouazaoui
Affiliation:
Laboratoire de Physique des Lasers, Atomes et Molécules (PhLAM), CNRS (UMR 8523), CERLA/IRCICA, Université Lille 1-Sciences et Technologies, F-59655 Villeneuve d’ascq Cedex, France
Mohamed Sarakha
Affiliation:
Université Clermont Auvergne, Institut de Chimie de Clermont Ferrand UMR 6296 CNRS/UBP/Sigma Clermont, Aubiere Cedex 63178, France
Mostafa Stitou
Affiliation:
Faculté des Sciences de Tétouan, Laboratoire de l’Eau, d’Etude et des Analyses Environnementales, Université Abdelmalek Essaadi, Tétouan 93002, Morocco
Rachid Mahiou*
Affiliation:
Université Clermont Auvergne, Institut de Chimie de Clermont Ferrand UMR 6296 CNRS/UBP/Sigma Clermont, Aubiere Cedex 63178, France
*
a)Address all correspondence to these authors. e-mail: a.abdelhay@hotmail.com
b)e-mail: rachid.mahiou@uca.fr
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Abstract

We report the first synthesis of highly homogenous Ce-doped YAG/ZnO core/shell nanoparticles (YAG:Ce/ZnO CSN) based on the hydrolysis/condensation of Zn(OAc)2 on the surface of YAG:Ce nanoparticles (NPs). Results show that YAG:Ce NPs of about 100 nm diameter are homogenously surrounded by a multilayer of highly crystallized ZnO nanocrystals (ZnO NCs) of 10–15 nm diameter with a core/shell structure. The as-prepared nanostructures have been used in the photocatalytic degradation of sulfathiazole (STZ), which is a molecule widely used as antibiotic, under UV-vis and visible light. The effect of YAG:Ce/ZnO weight ratio and YAG:Ce particle size on the photocatalytic efficiency of YAG:Ce/ZnO core/shell structures has been studied. The YAG:Ce/ZnO weight ratio of 1/1 was found to yield the optimal photocatalytic activity. Results also showed that YAG:Ce/ZnO CSN with 100 nm core size exhibited much higher photocatalytic activity compared to YAG:Ce/ZnO CSN with micro-sized YAG;Ce core. The recyclability of YAG:Ce/ZnO CSN photocatalyst was also demonstrated over at least 10 photocatalytic degradation cycles.

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core/shellnanoparticlesnanostructured photocatalyst

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Journal of Materials Research , Volume 34 , Issue 8 , 29 April 2019 , pp. 1318 - 1330
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