Novel microwave-assisted synthesis of leaf-like MnMoO۴ nanostructures and investigation of their photocatalytic performance

چکیده مقاله

For the first time, leaf-like MnMoO4 nanostructures have been successfully synthesized via microwaveassisted method. In this route, by controlling the reaction parameters such as solvent, pH, power and time of microwave irradiation, nanostructures with different shapes including sphere-like, rod-like, sheet-like and leaf-like have been obtained. The as-synthesized manganese molybdate nanostructures were characterized by Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy, energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX), X-ray diffraction (XRD), field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), and UV–Vis diffuse reflectance spectroscopy. To evaluate the photocatalytic performance of as-prepared leaf-like MnMoO4 nanostructures, the photodegradation of methyl orange dye as water contaminant under ultraviolet light illumination was performed.