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Journal of Semiconductors
Vol. 43, Issue 12, 122001 (2022)

One-step hydrothermal synthesis of Sn-dopedα-Fe₂O₃ nanoparticles for enhanced photocatalytic degradation of Congo red

Van Nang Lam^1、*, Thi Bich Vu^2、3, Quang Dat Do¹, Thi Thanh Xuan Le¹, Tien Dai Nguyen^2、3、**, T.-Thanh-Bao Nguyen⁴, Hoang Tung Do⁴, and Thi Tu Oanh Nguyen⁵

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¹Department of Natural Sciences, Hoa Lu University, Ninh Nhat, Ninh Binh City, Viet Nam

²Institute of Theoretical and Applied Research, Duy Tan University, Hanoi 100000, Viet Nam

³Faculty of Natural Sciences, Duy Tan University, Da Nang 550000, Vietnam

⁴Institute of Physics, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, 10 Dao Tan, Ba Dinh, Hanoi, Vietnam

⁵Institute of Materials Science, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet, Caugiay, Hanoi, Vietnam

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Van Nang Lam, Thi Bich Vu, Quang Dat Do, Thi Thanh Xuan Le, Tien Dai Nguyen, T.-Thanh-Bao Nguyen, Hoang Tung Do, Thi Tu Oanh Nguyen. One-step hydrothermal synthesis of Sn-dopedα-Fe₂O₃ nanoparticles for enhanced photocatalytic degradation of Congo red[J]. Journal of Semiconductors, 2022, 43(12): 122001 Copy Citation Text

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Van Nang Lam, Thi Bich Vu, Quang Dat Do, Thi Thanh Xuan Le, Tien Dai Nguyen, T.-Thanh-Bao Nguyen, Hoang Tung Do, Thi Tu Oanh Nguyen. One-step hydrothermal synthesis of Sn-dopedα-Fe₂O₃ nanoparticles for enhanced photocatalytic degradation of Congo red[J]. Journal of Semiconductors, 2022, 43(12): 122001

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