Influence of ZnO doping on structural, optical and pH-stimulus characteristics of silica-titania nanocomposite matrix

• Main Authors: Islam, S., Bakhtiar, H., Bidin, N., Salim, A. A., Riaz, S., Abbas, K. N., Suan, L. P., Naseem, S.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V. 2018
• Subjects: QC Physics
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/79666/2/ShumailaIslam2018_InfluenceofZnODopingonStructural.pdf; http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/79666/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jscs.2018.01.005

In-situ sol-gel procedure is used to synthesize the silica-titania nanocomposite (SiO2-TiO2) as host matrix which is doped with ZnO and heated at 300 °C for 1 h for homogeneous and stable matrix surface. The mixture of organic dyes i.e. cresol red, bromophenol blue, phenol red and phenolphthalein is...