AUTHOR=Bhawna  , Choudhary Ashish Kumar , Gupta Akanksha , Kumar Sanjeev , Kumar Pramod , Singh R. P. , Singh Prashant , Kumar Vinod 

TITLE=Synthesis, Antimicrobial Activity, and Photocatalytic Performance of Ce Doped SnO2 Nanoparticles

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Nanotechnology

VOLUME=2

YEAR=2020

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/nanotechnology/articles/10.3389/fnano.2020.595352

DOI=10.3389/fnano.2020.595352

ISSN=2673-3013

ABSTRACT=<p>This work represented the synthesis of Ce doped SnO<sub>2</sub> nanoparticles by a wet chemical method and was characterized by various characterization techniques. PXRD confirmed the presence of the rutile phase for Ce doped SnO<sub>2</sub> nanoparticles. SEM image and elemental mapping showed agglomerated irregular shaped particles and uniform distribution of 5% Ce ions within the SnO<sub>2</sub> lattice, respectively. Ce doped SnO<sub>2</sub> nanoparticles showed antimicrobial activity against <italic>E. coli</italic> and prevented the growth of bacteria. The nanoparticles were found photocatalytic active and photocatalytic behavior was elucidated by the degradation of Malachite Green dye under UV light irradiation.</p>