02253nas a2200289   4500008004100000022001400041245009500055210006900150260000800219300000900227490000700236520135300243653002001596653001801616653001901634653001401653100001701667700001801684700002201702700001901724700001901743700001601762700002101778700001901799700001901818856012601837       2017                        eng d  a1432-848800aConcurrent synthesis of SnO/SnO2 nanocomposites and their enhanced photocatalytic activity0 aConcurrent synthesis of SnOSnO2 nanocomposites and their enhance  cJAN  a9-170 v213 a<p>The SnO/SnO2 nanocomposites were synthesized using semisolvothermal reaction technique. These nanocomposites were prepared using different combination of solvents viz., ethanol, water, and ethylene glycol at 180 A degrees C for 24 h. The synthesized nanocomposites were analyzed with various characterization techniques. Structural analysis indicates the formation of tetragonal phase of SnO2 for the sample prepared in ethanol, whereas for other solvent combinations, the mixture of SnO and SnO2 having tetragonal crystal structures were observed. The optical study shows enhanced absorbance in the visible region for all the prepared SnO/SnO2 nanocomposites. The observed band gap was found to be in the range of 3.0 to 3.25 eV. Microstructural determinations confirm the formation of nanostructures having spherical as well as rod-like morphology. The size of nanoparticles in ethanol-mediated solvent was found to be in the range of 5 to 7 nm. Thermogravimetric analysis indicate the weight gain around 1.3 wt% confirming the conversion of SnO to SnO2 material. The photocatalytic activity of synthesized nanocomposites was evaluated by following the aqueous methylene blue (MB) degradation. The sample prepared in ethylene glycol-mediated solvent showed highest photoactivity having apparent rate constant (K-app) 0.62 x 10(-2) min(-1).</p>10aDye-degradation10aNanocomposite10aPhotocatalysis10atin oxide1 aRoy, Animesh1 aArbuj, Sudhir1 aWaghadkar, Yogesh1 aShinde, Manish1 aUmarji, Govind1 aRane, Sunit1 aPatil, Kashinath1 aGosavi, Suresh1 aChauhan, Ratna  uhttps://library.ncl.res.in/content/concurrent-synthesis-snosno2-nanocomposites-and-their-enhanced-photocatalytic-activity