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

Table 3

Summary of the photocatalytic degradation of various photocatalysts and dyes.

Photocatalysts	Light	Dye	Degradation	Ref.
TaON/Bi2MoO6	Visible light	Levofloxacin	92.7% (75min)	[29]
SiO2-Bi2MoO6	Visible light	Methyl blue	86.3% (4.5 hours)	[30]
WNR/TNB	Solar light	Rhodamine B (RhB)	96% (80min)	[31]
SCNT6	Xenon lamp irradiation	Congo red	96.2% (60min)	[32]
Ag2O/TiO2 (4 : 10)	UV	Methyl orange	93% (6min)	[33]
ZrO2-doped TiO2	UV	Rhodamine B	96.3% (60min)	[34]
ZrO2-doped TiO2 at 1%wt	UV	Methyl orange and rhodamine B	78.1 and 75.5%	[35]
ZrO2:Fe^3+ (2 mol%)	UV	Acid orange 7	98% (90min)	[18]
ZrO2:Sm^3+11mol%	Solar light	Acid green G	83.8% (90min)	[36]
ZrO2:Dy^3+11mol%	UV	Acid red 88	84% (90min)	Present work