Nowadays,
photocatalysis has gained tremendous interest owing to
the fact that it can overcome water crisis as well as the environmental
issues by utilizing a major source of solar energy. The nanohybrid
structures of Gd
3+
- and Sn
4+
-doped bismuth ferrite
(Bi
1–
x
Gd
x
Fe
1–
y
Sn
y
; BGFSO) with two-dimensional (2D) MXene sheets are synthesized by
the coprecipitation method. The 2D sheets have a large surface area,
incorporation of which into Bi
1–
x
Gd
x
Fe
1–
y
Sn
y
(BGFSO) nanoparticles provides
a path for electrons to flow, which results in large recombination
time and thus enhances dye degradation. The Bi
0.90
Gd
0.10
Fe
0.80
Sn
0.20
O
3
/MXene (BGFO-20Sn/MXene)
nanohybrid shows 100% degradation of Congo dye from the catalytic
solution in 120 min, which is highly efficient for industrial application.