Synthesis and characterization of Nickel Metavanadate (Ni3V2O8)-application as photocatalyst and supercapacitor

Document Type : Reasearch Paper

Authors

• Lakshmana Naik Ramavathu ¹
• Seshagiri Rao Harapanahalli ²
• Nagaraja Pernapati ²
• Bala Narsaiah Tumma ¹

¹ Department of Chemical Engineering, JNTUACEA, Ananthapuramu-515002, India.

² Department of Chemistry, Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge Technologies, RK Valley, Kadapa-516330, India.

10.22034/ijnd.2021.682472

Abstract

With the emerging newer energy storage applications, transition metal vanadates are booming up as a better catalyst. Among all the transition metal vanadates, nickel vanadate nanoparticles (Ni₃V₂O₈ NPs), are considered as a promising material with electrocatalytic and photocatalytic activity. We herein report circular and ovular structured Ni₃V₂O₈ NPs by hydrothermal route without using any capping agent. Crystallinity, physical structure and morphology of the prepared samples were studied by XRD, TEM, and FT-IR spectroscopy. Photocatalytic activity of Ni₃V₂O₈ NPs was studied by decolorizing industrially hazardous dyes such as malachite green (MG) and methylene blue (MB) dyes under ultra-violet light conditions for a regular interval of time (15 min) to 90 min. The experiment shows decolorization efficiencies as 52.43 and 57.66% for MG and MB, respectively. The electrochemical behaviour of the prepared compound was studied, and Energy storage capacity (specific capacitance) was elucidated as 193.5 Fg^-1 with high reversibility property the material. These results indicated that Ni₃V₂O₈ is a promising electrode material for supercapacitor and is an excellent photocatalyst. Hence, hydrothermally synthesized Ni₃V₂O₈ NPs are expected to offer significant insight into their multifunctional applications.

Keywords

• Dye Degradation
• Malachite Green (MG)
• Methylene Blue (MB)
• Nickel Vanadate
• Photocatalysis
• Supercapacitor

20.1001.1.20088868.2021.12.4.10.1

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