University of Kashan Journal of Nanostructures 2251-7871 14 1 2024 01 01 Synthesis, Characterization, Structural, Optical and Photocatalyst Properties of C60-ZnO-TiO2 Nano Hybrid 93 100 113815 10.22052/JNS.2024.01.009 EN Wasan M. Mohamed College of Science for Women, Laser Physics Department, University of Babylon, Babylon, Iraq Zainab SH. Mohammed College of Science for Women, Laser Physics Department, University of Babylon, Babylon, Iraq Mulamahawsh Anfal Fadhil College of Science for Women, Laser Physics Department, University of Babylon, Babylon, Iraq Journal Article 2023 10 04 C<sub>60</sub>-TiO<sub>2</sub>-ZnO, C<sub>60</sub>-ZnO, C<sub>60</sub>-TiO<sub>2</sub> nanocomposites were synthesized using sol-gel method. Structural, chemical, and optical properties of nanocomposites were characterized using X-ray diffraction (XRD), tunneling electron microscopy (TEM), Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, and photoluminescence (PL) spectroscopy. In addition to the fullerene peak, structural results in C<sub>60</sub>-ZnO samples show the wurtzite hexagonal structure of zinc oxide. The peaks related to both anatase and rutile phases are observed in the sample of C<sub>60</sub>-TiO<sub>2</sub> composite. All peaks related to fullerene (C), wurtzite phase of zinc oxide (W) and anatase (A) and rutile (R) phases of titanium dioxide are also exactly the same as C<sub>60</sub>-ZnO and C<sub>60</sub>-TiO<sub>2</sub> single composites in XRD analysis results of C<sub>60</sub>-TiO<sub>2</sub>-ZnO nanocomposites. The results of TEM images show that fullerene nanoparticles are located outside the surface of the zinc oxide and titanium dioxide nanoparticles. Titanium nanoparticles is less than 30nm and zinc oxide nanoparticles is less than 50nm in size. The photoluminescence (PL) spectrum measured for C<sub>60</sub>-TiO<sub>2</sub>-ZnO nanocomposites is much weaker than C<sub>60</sub>-ZnO and C<sub>60</sub>-TiO<sub>2</sub> composites. According to TEM results, photocatalytic results show that C<sub>60</sub>-TiO<sub>2</sub>-ZnO nanocomposite have the highest percentage of dye degradation and the best photocatalytic properties due to having the best scattering. Fullerene Nanocomposites photocatalyst Sol-gel method https://jns.kashanu.ac.ir/article_113815_67fc399002ab6b05f76437686a7aaeab.pdf