La0.55Ca0.45A0.5Co0.5O3(A = Mg, Mn) nanoparticles prepared by citrate method were characterized using X-ray diffraction measurement, transmission electron microscopy, Fourier transform infrared and UV-Vis spectroscopy. The structural analysis using X’Pert package and Fullprof program is an evidence for the presence of the perovskite structure. The calculated value of crystallite size, particle size and band gap energy of La0.55Ca0.45Mg0.5Co0.5O3 is much less than La0.55Ca0.45Mg0.5Co0.5O3. The photocatalytic activity of the product was studied for degradation of an aqueous solution of methyl blue under solar condition. The effects of three operational parameters including irradiation time, pH, and the catalyst amount on the dye degradation were analyzed using optical absorption spectra. The degradation efficiency of MB solutions in the presence of 10 mg La0.55Ca0.45Mn0.5Co0.5O3 nanoparticles under visible light indicate to be higher than La0.55Ca0.45Mg0.5Co0.5O3 nanoparticles. 96 % degradation is obtained in an aqueous solution at pH = 2.33 and containing 30 mg La0.55Ca0.45Mg0.5Co0.5O3 catalyst after 30 minutes. Manuscript profile

In this paper, La0.55Ca0.45A0.5Co0.5O3(A=Mg, Mn) nanoparticles were synthesized by citratemethod. The samples were characterized using the techniques of using X-ray diffraction(XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) and UVVisspectroscopy. The structure was analyzed by Rietveld fitting of the XRD pattern by usingX’Pert package and Fullprof program, these shows that the samples have perovskite structure.The calculated values of crystallite size, particle size and band gap energy of La0.55Ca0.45Mg0.5Co0.5O3 are much less than La0.55Ca0.45Mg0.5Co0.5O3. The effects of three operational parametersincluding irradiation time, pH, and the catalyst amount on the photocatalytic activity ofthe product on the degradation of methyl blue (MB) under solar condition were studied. Thephotocatalytic degradation efficiency of MB solution over La0.55Ca0.45Mn0.5Co0.5O3 nanoparticlesis higher than that over La0.55Ca0.45Mg0.5Co0.5O3 nanoparticles. 96 % degradation is obtainedin an aqueous solution at pH=2.33 and containing 30 mg La0.55Ca0.45Mg0.5Co0.5O3 catalystafter 30 minutes. Manuscript profile