Hydrothermal synthesis of nanostructured V2O5 material for photocatalytic applications: Effect of surfactants

In the study, the nanostructured V2O5 photocatalyst was prepared by a hydrothermal process followed by calcination with the addition of various surfactants to the precursor solution. The synthesized V2O5 nanomaterials were investigated by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared spectra (FTIR), and ultraviolet - visible spectroscopy (UV-vis).