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N2  - TiO2 is a low-cost and biocompatible material with high oxidizing ability. However, their photocatalytic activity is limited to UV light irradiation. In this research, for the first time, a novel TiO2/CeFeO3 heterojunction was synthesized by the green synthesis method using an aqueous fraction of Artemisia vulgaris leaf extracts. TiO2/CeFeO3 shows enhanced photocatalytic performance under visible light irradiation. The vibrational, structural, optical, and compositional properties of TiO2/CeFeO3 were characterized. The as-prepared TiO2/CeFeO3 has spherical-shaped particles and shows a significantly diminished bandgap energy (3.25 eV to 2.75 eV). The photocatalytic performance of TiO2/CeFeO3 was investigated to degrade malachite green (MG) with an efficiency of up to 93.53 under its optimum dose. TiO2/CeFeO3 shows stable photocatalytic performance until the fourth cycle. The kinetics of the photodegradation of MG followed the pseudo-first-order reaction with a rate constant (ka pp) of 2.14Ã?10â??2 minâ??1. The enhanced photocatalytic activity of TiO2/CeFeO3 was attributable to the creation of heterojunction, which suppresses the recombination rate of photogenerated electron-hole validated by the photoluminescence analysis. This work presents an eco-friendly approach to synthesizing novel heterojunction material with enhanced photocatalytic dye degradation. © 2024
N1  - cited By 1
ID  - scholars19641
TI  - Synthesis of novel TiO2/CeFeO3 heterojunction using Mugwort (Artemisia vulgaris) leaves extracts with enhanced photocatalytic activity under visible light irradiation
Y1  - 2024///
SN  - 26665239
PB  - Elsevier B.V.
UR  - https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85189800336&doi=10.1016%2fj.apsadv.2024.100599&partnerID=40&md5=341b5144f60b9f53ae9160748669806b
A1  - Wijaya, B.
A1  - Apriandanu, D.O.B.
A1  - Surya, R.M.
A1  - Yulizar, Y.
A1  - Sambudi, N.S.
A1  - Khalil, M.
A1  - Umar, A.
JF  - Applied Surface Science Advances
VL  - 21
ER  -