Nickel tungstate has been well studied for its role as a photoactive semiconductor. Its large surface area makes it an ideal candidate for catalytic use, and it has even been investigated for its ability to convert sunlight into usable energy. Nickel tungstate has shown the capacity to effectively convert sunlight (solar energy) into electricity. Our research involves doping of nickel tungstate with 3%, 6%, and 9% copper or silver in order to investigate its effect on organic contaminants in wastewater. Doped nickel tungstate will be prepared and characterized with different techniques such as TEM, XRD, XPS, DRS, etc. Their applications will be explored in terms of photoelectrochemical properties in solar cells and photocatalytic effect in degradation of organic environmental contaminants. Our study also investigates the dopant’s effect on surfactant-mediated morphological control, specifically with cation-anion interactions.

Photoelectrochemical properties and photocatalytic effect of doping nickel tungstate with group 11 elements

2019 Spring National Meeting

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