Abstract

ZnS:Mn-glycine (ZnS:Mn-Gly) nanocomposites were synthesized by capping ZnS:Mn nanocomposites with glycine Zinc sulfate heptahydrate (ZnSO₄·7H₂O), glycine (C₂H₅NO₂), manganese sulfate monohydrate (MnSO₄·H₂O), and sodium sulfide (Na₂S) were used as the source reagents. ZnS:Mn-Gly-C₆₀ nanocomposites were obtained by heating the ZnS:Mn-Gly nanocomposites and fullerene (C₆₀) at a 2:1 mass ratio in an electric furnace at 700 °C for 2 h. X-ray diffraction (XRD) was used to characterize the crystal structure of the synthesized nanocomposites. The photocatalytic activity of the ZnS:Mn-Gly-C₆₀ nanocomposites was evaluated, via the degradation of brilliant green (BG) dye under 254 nm irradiation, with a UV-vis spectrophotometer.

Keywords: ZnS:Mn-Gly-C60 nanocomposites;electric furnace;photocatalytic activity;brilliant green;UV-vis spectrophotometer