Research Article

Synthesis of ZrO2:Dy3+ Nanoparticles: Photoluminescent, Photocatalytic, and Electrochemical Sensor Studies

Table 2

Kinetic studies under UV light for ZrO2:Dy3+ (1–11mol%) photocatalysts.

PhotocatalystsUnder UV light
×10-3min-1

ZrO2:Dy3+1mol%10.9573.42
ZrO2:Dy3+3mol%21.5782.65
ZrO2:Dy3+5mol%22.7675.55
ZrO2:Dy3+7mol%23.979.45
ZrO2:Dy3+9mol%31.6780.52
ZrO2:Dy3+11mol%20.0984.00