2011-2015 Habilitation in “Polymer/Colloid chemistry” at Uni Potsdam, Germany (“Poly(ionic liquid)s: innovative polyelectrolytes for materials application”) supervised by Professor Markus Antonietti
2005-2009 PhD in polymer chemistry (summa cum laude) at Uni Bayreuth, Germany (“One- dimensional hybrid nanomaterials based on cylindrical polymer brushes”) supervised by Professor Axle H. E. Mueller
Abstract
Bi4V2O11 as an electrolyte material has attracted significant attention for recent years due to its outstanding novel advantages. In this article novel, Dysprosium doped (x= 0.2, 0.3, 0.4, 0.5) Bi4V2O11 (Dy/BVO) nanoparticles have been synthesized through a sol-gel method. The Dy/BVO nanoparticles present excellent visible light absorption by UV-Vis diffuse-reflectance spectra. The as-prepared photocatalyst Dy/BVO nanoparticles exhibit higher photocatalytic efficiency than BVO nanoparticles evaluated by degradation of Tetracycline drug under visible light irradiation. Our work focuses on the phase transformation, conducting properties and mechanisms of the Dy/BVO nanoparticles in relation to execute some methods of processing and manufacturing product in commercial applications. The characterization of Dy/BVO was performed by FT-IR, XRD, SEM, EDAX and UV-vis analysis. AC Impedance spectroscopy was used to analyse the conducting behaviour of synthesised nanoparticles in the temperature range 100-600°C. The photocatalytic activity revealed that Dy/BVO remarkably enhanced the photocatalytic activity. This is the first report that Dy/BVO, can destroy the drug effluent which is coming from the drug industry and also worried about the human health hazards.
Colloid and Analytical Chemistry
Colloids in Cosmetics and Personal Care
Soft materials colloids dispersions, gels, thin films
Nanocomposite
Materials for catalysis of colloid
Multiple Exciton Generation in Colloidal Nanocrystals