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XRD patterns of Bi2S3NPS (a) undoped, (b) doped with 5 % Mn ions and (c) doped with 10 % Mn ions.TEM images of Bi2S3NPs (a) undoped, (b) doped with 5 % Mn ions and (c) doped with 10 % Mn ions, (d) and (e) TEM images at higher magnification, (f) ED pattern of Bi2S3NPs.HR-SEM images of (a) undoped Bi2S3 NPs, doped with (b) 5 % Mn ions and (c) 10 % Mn ions.EDX analysis of Bi2S3NPs (a) undoped and doped with (b) 5 % Mn ions and (c) 10 % Mn ions.FT-IR spectra of (A) Bi2S3NPs, (B) polyoxyethylene 100 sterate.UV-Vis spectra of methyl violet degradation (a) without NPs (b) with Mn doped (5 %) Bi2S3NPs (c) with Mn doped (10 %) Bi2S3NPs.UV spectra of redox reaction between Fe(CN)63−${\rm{Fe}}\left( {{\rm{CN}}} \right)_6^{3 - }$ and S2O32−${{\rm{S}}_2}{\rm{O}}_3^{2 - }$ (a) with Mn doped (10 %) Bi2S3NPs, (b) with Mn doped (5 %) Bi2S3NPs, (c) without Bi2S3NPs.
Percentage Mn (at.%, wt.%) as a dopant in Bi2S3 host determined by EDX, ICP.
Amount of Mn doped [at.%] used in synthesis
Actual amount of Mn in Bi2S3 matrix (from EDX) [%]