Enhanced electrochemical and photocatalytic activity of g-C3N4-PANI-PPy nanohybrids

Munusamy, S. and Sivaranjan, K. and Sabhapathy, P. and Narayanan, V and Mohammad, Faruq and Sagadevan, Suresh (2021) Enhanced electrochemical and photocatalytic activity of g-C3N4-PANI-PPy nanohybrids. Synthetic Metals, 272. ISSN 0379-6779, DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.synthmet.2020.116669.

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Abstract

The present study deals with the synthesis, characterization, and testing of g-C3N4-PANI-PPy nanohybrids for electrochemical and photocatalytic studies. For the formation of nanohybrids, the chemical oxidative method was employed and was thoroughly characterized for the surface, functional, and elemental properties by making use of different instrumental techniques like XRD, XPS, FTIR, UV-Vis, Raman, FESEM, HRTEM, and EDAX. On testing of the electrochemical sensing properties, we found that the g-C3N4-PANI-PPy modified glassy carbon electrode (GCE) exhibited satisfactory results for the mebendazole drug detection and is supported by the formation of layer and donor-acceptor behavior corresponding to the electrochemical cyclic stability. Further, the g-C3N4-PANI-PPy nanohybrid investigated to have high photocatalytic performance towards the degradation of organic dye, methylene blue, and is supported by the enhanced specific surface area and transition of surface electrons. Finally, with such beneficial features of electrochemical sensitivity and great catalytic activity, the developed g-C3N4y-PANI-PPy hybrid can find applications in the analytical laboratories and also catalysis research.

Item Type: Article
Funders: UGC-CPEPA
Uncontrolled Keywords: Graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4); Polyaniline-PANI; Mebendazole detection; Methylene blue degradation; Electrochemical sensors; Photocatalytic activity
Subjects: Q Science > QC Physics
Q Science > QD Chemistry
T Technology > TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
Divisions: Deputy Vice Chancellor (Research & Innovation) Office > Nanotechnology & Catalysis Research Centre
Depositing User: Ms Zaharah Ramly
Date Deposited: 07 Apr 2022 03:29
Last Modified: 07 Apr 2022 03:29
URI: http://eprints.um.edu.my/id/eprint/28338

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