A Photocatalysis of CV Dye Under UV Light Degradation using Laboratory Prepared In(OH)3 And In2O3 By Hydrothermal Method: Nano-Matrrials For Dye Sensitive Solar Cell

Muktikanta Panigrahi; Adiraj Behera; Ratan Indu Ganguly; Radha Raman Dash

doi:10.54392/irjmt2423

Authors

Muktikanta Panigrahi Department of Materials Science, Maharaja Sriram Chandra Bhanja Deo University, Baripada, Odisha-757003, India Author https://orcid.org/0009-0000-4727-3901
Adiraj Behera Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Government College of Engineering, Keonjhar, Odisha-758002, India Author
Ratan Indu Ganguly Department of Metallurgical Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Raurkela, Odisha-769008, India Author https://orcid.org/0009-0000-4727-3901
Radha Raman Dash National Metallurgical Laboratory, Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54392/irjmt2423

Keywords:

In2O3, Crystal Violet Dye, Krikendal Effect, XRD, SEM, UV Visible, Photocatalysis

Abstract

Hollow microcubes with nanorods of Indium oxide (In₂O₃) are synthesized using hydrothermal followed by decomposition process. Synthesized materials are characterized with XRD, SEM, and FTIR spectroscopy for esteeming phase compositions and morphologies. The photocatalytic performances of two materials are evaluated by the degradation of crystal violet dye in an aqueous solution under UV light. The photocatalytic activity of prepared In(OH)₃ shows ~60% degradation of crystal violet after 5 h reaction, whereas In₂O₃ shows ~92% degradation under same conditions.

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