Jurnal Akademika Kimia, 11.
: 202-210.
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php/jak/ OPEN ACCESS Synthesis and Characterisation of B-CDs/TiO2 Composite *Anthoni B.
Aritonang.
Uswatun Hasanah.
Ajuk Sapar.
Adhitiyawarman, & Puji Ardiningsih Program Studi Kimia/FMIPA Ae Universitas Tanjungpura.
Pontianak Ae Indonesia 78124 Received 16 September 2022.
Revised 10 October 2022.
Accepted 01 November 2022 doi: 10.
22487/j24775185.
Abstract Synthesis of composite boron-doped carbon nanodots (B-CD.
/TiO2 using the sol-gel method performed with titanium tetraisopropoxide (TTIP) precursor and B-CDs prepared by the microwave method using citric acid monohydrate, urea, and boric acid as precursors.
The optimum concentration of boron dopant (B) on B-CDs/TiO2 is 0.
5% boron .
which is then used as a composite on TiO2 resulting in a brown solid and has blue luminescent under UV light.
The result with UVVis/DRS for variation in B-CDs concentration of 0.
5%, 1.
25%, and 2.
5% showed Eg values of 2.
34 eV, 2.
00 eV, and 2.
B-CDs cause the maximum emission peak (E.
to redshift and affect the intensity of photoluminescence TiO2.
The characterization of FT-IR does not indicate a new peak, there is no bonding in the B-CDs/TiO2 composite.
The TiO2 diffractogram was observed to shift towards a larger 2 which caused the crystallinity of TiO2 to decrease.
Based on the photocatalytic activity test on the degradation of methylene blue solution, it showed fairly good activity.
It is expected that the B-CDs/TiO2 composite has the potential to be applied as a photocatalyst to degrade organic pollutants under visible light Keywords: B-CDs.
TiO2, sol-gel, microwave, photoluminescence Introduction Semiconductor photocatalysts are smart materials that can be employed in the sterilization, air and water purification, and destruction of organic compounds processes.
Titanium dioxide is a semiconductor that can be used (TiO.
TiO2 offers several advantages over other photocatalysts, including high efficiency, relatively cheap energy savings, non-toxicity, and no pollutant emissions (Lestari, 2.
There are three different types of TiO2 crystal structures: rutile, anatase, and brookite.
The anatase structure, with a band gap energy of 2 eV, is the TiO2 structure that is frequently utilized (Linsebigler et al.
, 1.
TiO2 is limited as a photocatalyst by its band gap, which with that much energy can only function under UV light (Aldrianti et al.
, 2.
By introducing a buffer material, in this case, carbon nanodots (CD.
, the efficiency of TiO2 is boosted by lowering the band gap value so that its absorption can reach the visible light range.
CDs are carbon-based substances that are classified as 0dimension nanoparticle-sized carbon substances.
Charge separation and the prevention of electron recombination are two effects that CDs composited on TiO2 can have (Yao et al.
, 2.
Syafei et al.
reported on research into the synthesis of CDs/TiO2 and how it can be utilized as a catalyst to break down chemicals that are persistent organic pollutants.
Hydrothermal carbon quantum dots (CQDS)/TiO2 have a better ability to degrade than titanium dioxide degussa (TiO2-P.
Qu et al.
created CQDs/TiO2 doped with sulfur (S) and nitrogen (N) for the degradation of rhodamine B under visible light.
Ndoped CQDs/TiO2 was created by Martins et al.
and utilized to improve photocatalytic activity, decompose methylene blue, and change nitrogen (NO).
This study has used the sol-gel process to create boron carbon dots and titanium dioxide (B-CDs and TiO.
(Syafei et al.
, 2.
The fundamental idea behind the sol-gel synthesis method is the creation of an initial component or precursor made of organic salts or organic metal compounds, followed by the polymerization of the solution to create the final product.
Shen et al.
novel visible lightAedriven carbon dotAeTiO2 nanosheet (CD-TN) photocatalysts are successfully prepared by loading CDs on the surface of TNs through the hydrothermal method.
As expected, the removal efficiencies of CD-TNs for CR.
RhB, and TC are c *Correspondence:
Anthoni B.
Aritonang e-mail: anthoni.
aritonang@chemistry.
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6% .
, 97.
2% .
, and 96.
The first step was using the microwave method to prepare B-CDs.
Microwave synthesis is sped up and made simpler by the use of microwaves.
This approach is better than other methods for creating B-CDs since it is simple to use, non-toxic, inexpensive, and employs vibration to create a process that needs less energy (Hou et al.
, 2.
It is anticipated that doping CDs with boron (B) will allow the photoluminescence (PL) spectrum to shift toward red (Ghifari et al.
, 2.
The concentration of the B-CDs employed in this investigation ranged from 0.
5%, 1.
25%, and 2.
B-CDs: .
4 gram.
TiO2.
B-CDs/TiO2 was then evaluated using photoluminescence (PL).
Fourier transforms infrared (FT-IR), ultravioletvisible diffuse reflectance spectrophotometer (UVVis/DRS), and X-ray diffraction after being tested for success under a UV lamp at 365 nm (XRD).
This study sought to understand the features of B-CDs/TiO2 composite produced using the solgel method, as well as the impact of these B-CDs on TiO2, as well as the optimum concentration of B dopant on CDs using the microwave method.
Methods The materials used in this study were: distilled water (H2O), acetic acid (CH3COOH.
Merc.
, boric acid (H3BO3.
Merc.
, citric acid monohydride (C6H8O7.
H2O.
Merc.
, acetylacetone (C5H8O2.
Merc.
, ethanol (C2H5OH 97 %.
JT Bake.
, urea (CH4N2O.
Sigma Aldric.
and titanium tetraisopropoxide (TTIP.
Sigma Aldric.
The equipment includes beakers, measuring cups, hotplates, condensers, three-neck flasks, magnetic stirrers, microwaves, ovens, droppers, measuring pipettes, volume pipettes, spatulas, and The instruments include the Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) Shimadzu IR prestige 21, photoluminescence spectrophotometer (PL) horrible FluoroMax 4.
UVGL-55 Handheld UV Lamp ultraviolet-visible spectrophotometer (UV-Vi.
Shimadzu UV-1280, ultraviolet-visible spectrophotometer (DR/UV-Vi.
Agilent carry 60 and X-ray diffraction (XRD) X'Pert PRO PANalytical.
Preparation of B-CDs 50 mL of distilled water was added to 2 grams of citric acid, 4 grams of urea, and 3 grams of boric acid at concentrations of 0%, 0.
5%, 1.
5%, 2.
5% .
The solution of citric acid, urea, and boric acid was swirled for 15 minutes using a magnetic stirrer before being heated in the microwave for 10 minutes.
The obtained suspension was warmed in a 100 AC oven for 25 After that, the resulting B-CDs were examined with a 365 nm UV laser and described with UV-Vis.
FT-IR, and PL.
Preparation of sol Ti(OH)n Sol is created by combining the two solutions.
I and II.
5 mL of ethanol, 2 mL of acetic acid, and 2 mL of distilled water were combined to create Solution I.
5 mL of TTIP was dissolved in 26.
mL of ethanol to create Solution II.
1 mL of acetylacetone was added after Solution II had been introduced to a reflux flask and agitated with a magnetic stirrer.
For two hours at 55 AC, the solution I was gradually added to solution II.
create a sol of Ti(OH)n, the solution was left to stand for 10 minutes.
Poured into a container, the Ti(OH)n sol was then baked at 80 AC and calcined for three hours at 450 AC.
The produced TiO2 was examined using a UV lamp at 365 nm and studied with UV-Vis/DRS.
FT-IR.
XRD, and PL.
Preparation of B-CDs/TiO2 By combining 0.
4 grams of TiO2 and B-CDs with concentration variations of 0.
5%, 1.
25%, and 5% .
, composites were created.
After adding 5 mL of aquades, each mixture was agitated for 10 Dry for 12 hours in an oven set to 80 AC.
B-CDs/TiO2 were studied utilizing UV-Vis/DRS.
FT-IR.
XRD, and PL equipment after being seen under a 365 nm UV light.
Tools and materials The equipment includes stir bars, spray bottles, bulbs, petri dishes, beakers, measuring cups, hotplates, condensers, three-neck flasks, magnetic stirrers, microwaves, ovens, droppers, measuring pipettes, volume pipettes, spatulas, and furnaces.
The instruments include the Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) Shimadzu IR prestige 21, photoluminescence spectrophotometer (PL) horiba FluoroMax 4.
UVGL-55 Handheld UV Lamp 365 nm, ultraviolet-visible spectrophotometer (UV-Vi.
Shimadzu UV-1280, ultraviolet-visible diffuse (DR/UV-Vi.
Agilent carry 60 and X-ray diffraction (XRD) X'Pert PRO PANalytical.
Results and Discussion Synthesis of boron carbon nanodots (B-CD.
Synthesis of the B-CDs/TiO2 composite was carried out using the sol-gel method because it can produce a material with high homogeneity The vibrational spectrum of a molecule, which serves to forecast the structure of chemical compounds, can be found using the FT-IR Figure 1 shows the results of the FT-IR instrument's characterization.
According to Figure 1, the entire sample exhibits absorption at wave numbers between 3444 cm-1 and 3459 cm-1, which corresponds to the stretching vibration of the OH group, specifically the carbonyl group and the NH The hydroxyl group present on the surface structure of CDs, designated as the C=O group, absorbs between wave numbers 1668 cm-1 and 1723 cm-1 (Bourlinos et al.
, 2.
The C=C group, which is the main component of CDs (Niu et , 2.
, is visible in the absorption region at wave Anthoni B.
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numbers 1583 cm-1 to 1626 cm-1 (Pal et al.
, 2.
The CH group is indicated by the absorption area of wave number 1400 cm-1 - 1461 cm-1, while the 5% B-CDs Transmittance .
CN vibration is indicated by wave number 1150 cm-1 - 1118 cm-1 (Rahbar et al.
, 2.
5% B-CDs O-H.
N-H
C-H B-O C-B
C=O
5% B-CDs
C=C
5% B-CDs 0% B-CDs Wavenumber .
/c.
Figure 1.
Spectrum FT-IR of 0% B-CDs .
, 0.
5% B-CDs .
, 1.
5% B-CDs .
, 2.
5% B-CDs .
and 5% B-CDs .
According to Vinayak et al.
Bourlinos et al.
& Pal et al.
, new absorptions at wave numbers 1031 cm-1 - 1450 cm-1 showing the BO group that appear due to stretching vibrations of BO3 and/or BO4 and are associated with the presence of boron in the structure of B-CDs and 1110 cm-1 - 1349 cm-1 showing a CB group that is an indication that boron has joined (Pal et al.
, 2019.
Jia et al.
, 2.
The CDs solution emits green luminescence when exposed to 365 nm UV light (Putro et al.
while the B-CDs solution emits blue emission luminescence according to the research of Vinayak et al.
which produces blue emission for the synthesis of boron-doped CDs using the microwave method.
To characterize B-CDs and identify their optical characteristics, such as their wavelength and band gap energy, a UV-Vis device was used.
B-CDs absorb at a wavelength between 200 nm and 450 nm, which is in the UV and visible spectrum.
The outcome based on Figure 2 is a spectrum for B-CDs with two absorbance peaks.
Due to the presence of aromatic C=C bonds in the B-CDs structure, the first peak, the A- A* transition, may be seen around the wavelength of 260 nm.
The presence of C=O/BO bonds from different surface functional groups of B-CDs causes the second peak, an n- A* transition, to occur at a wavelength of 330 nm (Yan et al.
, 2.
B-CDs 0.
B-CDs 1.
B-CDs 2.
B-CDs 3.
Absorbance Wavelength .
Figure 2.
Spectrum Absorbance of 0.
5% B-CDs .
, 1.
5% B-CDs .
, 2.
5% B-CDs .
5% BCDs .
Using the tauc plot method, the band gap energy of B-CDs is determined from the intersection of the peaks of a straight line drawn across the absorbance axis on the graph of the relationship between energy .
V) and .
I)1/2.
This is done by basing the calculation on the absorbance spectrum of the B-CDs.
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Band gap energies of B-CDs produced with boron concentrations of 0%, 0.
5%, 1.
5%, 2.
5% are 2.
52 eV, 2.
50 eV, 2.
78 eV, 2.
52 eV, 85 eV, respectively.
Due to the quantum confinement effect of the B-CDs structure, which is a decrease in particle size dimensions that causes the energy levels to be different and causes the band gap energy to broadening, the band gap energy achieved 5% and 3.
5% boron concentrations is higher than that of 0% boron.
band gap energy (Dewi et , 2.
Band gap energy did not diminish at boron dopant concentrations of 1.
5%, 2.
5%, or 5%, showing that boron was just present at the surface and had no effect on the CDs structure (Luo et al.
, 2.
The peak emission wavelength spectrum of CDs with variations in boron dopant concentration of 0%, 0.
5%, 1.
5%, 2.
5%, and 3.
5% .
is calculated using PL characterization (Figure .
this investigation, the excitation wavelengths (E.
for the CDs sample, 0.
5% sample, 1.
sample, 2.
5% sample, and 3.
5% sample were 326 nm, 419 nm, and 360 nm, respectively.
Different optical characteristics, emission sites, and B-CD sizes account for the various excitation wavelengths (E.
(Bao et al.
, 2011.
Qu et al.
, 2.
B 0%
B 0.
B 1.
B 2.
B 3.
Intensity (CPS) Wavelength .
Figure 3.
Spectrum Photoluminescence of 0% B-CDs .
, 0.
5% B-CDs .
, 1.
5% B-CDs .
, 2.
B-CDs .
5% B-CDs .
Due to the size distribution and single surface defect of the sp2 on B-CDs, the addition of boron dopants on CDs tends to cause the peak of the PL spectrum to shift towards a larger wavelength and suffer an erratic reduction and increase in intensity (Li et al.
, 2.
The electrons in the sample B-CDs, which are in an unstable condition and will transition to a lower energy state, may be to blame for the reduction in the strength of the wave crest.
With an increase in the amount of carbon in the colloid, which prevents all atoms from being able to excite, the change in the intensity of the wave crests indicates the existence of a quenching effect (Sadhanala & Nanda, 2.
The fluorescence spectrum was most effectively changed toward orange, which is closest to red, in CDs with 0.
boron dopant concentration.
The results of PL characterization agree with the results of characterization using a UV-Vis spectrophotometer.
Synthesis of B-CDs/TiO2 In the prior technique.
CDs with a concentration of 0.
5% .
he best outcom.
were composited on TiO2.
B-CDs/TiO2 is a solid that is dark brown.
The surface of TiO2 transfers electrons to B-CDs that are composited there.
Charge separation, stability, and the prevention of electron recombination will all arise from this.
The existence of holes created by free electrons in the B-CDs network can increase the amount of TiO2 (Yao et , 2.
B-CDs were identified in the structure of BCDs/TiO2 by FT-IR characterization (Figure .
The stretching vibration of the OH and NH groups, which has a wave number of 3441Ae3446 cmAe1, causes absorption throughout the entire material (Bourlinos et al.
, 2.
The OH bending vibration brought on by the absorption of water molecules is what causes the absorption at wave number 16351637 cm-1 (Zhang et al.
, 2.
The stretching vibration of Ti-O is absorbed in wave number 700721 cm-1.
The lack of distinct absorbance peaks from TiO2 such as C=O or CH2 in samples of 0.
25%, and 2.
5% B-CDs/TiO2 indicates that there are no chemical interactions between the TiO2 composite and B-CDs (Syafei et al.
, 2.
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B-CDs/TiO2 O-H Transmittance .
B-CDs/TiO2 O-H B-CDs/TiO2 TiO2 Ti-O Wavenumber .
/c.
Figure 4.
Spectrum FT-IR of TiO2 .
, 0.
5% B-CDs/TiO2 .
, 1.
25% B-CDs/TiO2 .
B-CDs/TiO2 .
Under UV light at 365 nm, the luminescence characteristics of the B-CDs present in the colloidal solution of B-CDs/TiO2 can be seen.
TiO2 emits a blue glow when combined with a concentration of B-CDs.
TiO2 causes a decrease in the photostability of B-CDs luminosity.
As a result, the solution becomes more transparent as B-CD concentration is added.
If B-CDs are evenly scattered in the water, the luminescence qualities will have better The solution photostability increases with increasing B-CDs content.
B-CDs addition has an impact on TiO2, although it cannot be noticed solely by visual inspection under a 365 nm UV The absorption wavelength of B-CDs/TiO2 was therefore determined through characterization using UV-Vis/DRS spectrophotometer scans performed over 200-800 nm.
When TiO2 with B-CDs was characterized, it was found that the absorption peak was observed in the visible light region with a wavelength of 400Ae 800 nm rather than in the UV region with a wavelength of less than 400 nm (Figure .
Increasing B-CDs concentration caused a longer shift, which suggests a shift in the direction of red.
This shows that TiO2 photocatalytic activity can be initiated in the region that absorbs visible light.
TiO2 5% B-CDs/TiO2 25% B-CDs/TiO2 5% B-CDs/TiO2 % Reflectance .
Wavelength .
Figure 5.
Spectrum DR-UV of TiO2 .
, 0.
5% B-CDs/TiO2 .
, 1.
25% B-CDs/TiO2 .
B-CDs/TiO2 .
The band gap energy (E.
was determined using the Kubelka-Munk equation:
1OeR / F R = = .
In the equation.
R is the percentage of the measured reflectance.
K is the absorption coefficient, and S is the scattering coefficient.
F(R)
is the Kubelka-Munk factor.
Using the Tauch formula, the Eg was determined .
1/n = A.
ae E.
(Figure .
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Degussa.
The band gap energy of TiO2 in the anatase phase was 3.
2 eV, which is also consistent with Linsebigler et al.
TiO2 band gap energy at 0.
5% B-CDs concentration is 2.
14 eV, and at 1.
25% and 2.
it is 1.
65 eV and 2.
00 eV, respectively.
When BCDs is added as a dopant, the band gap energy of TiO2 drops because the B-CDs cause the material to have more flaws, which lowers the band gap energy.
Figure 6.
Band Gap of TiO2 .
, 0.
5% B-CDs/TiO2 .
, 1.
25% B-CDs/TiO2 .
5% B-CDs/TiO2.
With the addition of 1.
25% B-CDs concentration, the B-CDs/TiO2 material had the lowest band gap energy.
The energy needed to excite electrons from the valence band to the conduction band decreases as the band gap energy rises, and the generated particle size dimensions increase as well.
The efficiency of the B-CDs/TiO2 photocatalyst with changes in the concentration of B-CDs was Table 1.
Maximum emission peak (E.
and emission intensity of TiO2 and B-CDs/TiO2 Sample Ex .
Em .
Intensity (CPS) TiO2 5% B-CDs/TiO2 25% B-CDs/TiO2 5% B-CDs/TiO2 Through PL research, the electron-hole pair recombination characteristics of a composite in the photocatalyst field can be investigated.
Based on the observed PL emission spectrum, the outcomes of excited electron-hole pair recombination can be seen, and the effective charge carrier separation can be seen by the resulting PL intensity (Kavitha & Devi, 2.
According to Table 1, the addition of B-CDs to TiO2 influences the photoluminescence intensity and causes the maximum emission peak Anthoni B.
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(E.
for B-CDs/TiO2 to shift towards a longer Table 1 displays the greatest emission peak (E.
and emission intensity.
When B-CDs are present, the photoluminescence of TiO2 may be impacted, shifting the maximum emission peak (E.
wavelength towards a longer one.
It was possible to determine the crystal phase, crystal size, and separation between TiO2 and BCDs/TiO2 through analysis utilizing X-ray diffraction (XRD).
Similarities can be seen in the three largest peaks of the diffractograms of TiO2 and B-CDs/TiO2 with various concentrations of B-CDs dopant, specifically in the range of 2 25A, 37A, and 48A (Figure .
According to JCPDS No.
00-021-1272, the three highest peaks that were formed indicated that the acquired TiO2 had an anatase phase.
It was clear that no new compound was produced from the BCDs/TiO2 based on the similarity of the diffraction angle peaks at TiO2 and B-CDs/TiO2.
This demonstrates that B-CDs do not alter the TiO2 crystal phase structure.
Figure 7.
Diffractogram of TiO2 .
, 0.
5% B-CDs/TiO2 .
, 1.
25% B-CDs/TiO2 .
and 5% B-CDs/TiO2 .
Table 2.
2 diffraction angle, lattice distance, and crystallite size of TiO2 and B-CDs/TiO2 Material TiO2 5% B-CDs/TiO2 25% B-CDs/TiO2 25% SBCDs/TiO2 According to Table 2, 0.
5% B-CDs/TiO2 has a typical peak of TiO2 at 2 25.
272o, 37.
774o, and 25% B-CDs/TiO2 at 2 25.
778o and 48.
5% B-CDs/TiO2 at 2 413o, 37.
819o and 48.
The 2 shift is increased when B-CDs are added to TiO2.
The distance between the lattice .
and the crystal size is increasing lower because B-CDs are comparatively amorphous (Syafei et al.
, 2.
The higher a material's photocatalytic abilities, the D .
smaller its crystal size.
Table 2 shows the data for 2 and d.
Using the Debye-Scherrer equation, the three highest diffractogram peaks were used to calculate the crystallite size:
cos D is the crystal firmness .
rystal siz.
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B is the width of the half-peak on the diffractogram, and 2 is determined from graph data 2 on the Where is the x-ray wavelength .
, is the width half peak maximum (FWHM), and is the diffraction angle .
Conclusions The optimum concentration of boron dopant in B-CDs is 0.
5%, resulting in a band gap energy of 50 eV and a change in the photoluminescence spectrum that is most closely associated with the color red.
A brown solid called B-CDs/TiO2 glows blue when exposed to 365 nm UV light.
The band gap energy value was obtained for the UV-Vis/DRS characteristics by adding 0.
5% B-CDs/TiO2 .
eV), 1.
25% B-CDs/TiO2 .
57 eV), and 2.
5% BCDs/TiO2 .
75 eV).
The sample with the best value is produced by B-CDs with a boron concentration of 1.
25% because B-CDs create a shift in the maximum emission peak in a bigger direction and alter the photoluminescence intensity of TiO2.
The limited surface stability of B-CDs on TiO2 is shown by the fact that the FT-IR analysis did not reveal a different new absorption.
As a sign that B-CDs were on the TiO2 surface, the XRD characterization with TiO2 diffractogram was seen to shift towards a bigger 2, which resulted in a decrease in the average crystallite size and a reduction in the distance between the lattices.
Acknowledgment This work was supported by the research laboratory.
Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Science.
Tanjungpura University.
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