Journal Pre-proof Photocatalytic performance of a novel semiconductor nanocatalyst: Copper doped nickel oxide for phenol degradation Anita Sagadevan Ethiraj, Prateek Uttam, Varunkumar K, Kwok Feng Chong, Gomaa A.M. Ali PII: S0254-0584(19)31330-6 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matchemphys.2019.122520 Reference: MAC 122520 To appear in: Materials Chemistry and Physics Received Date: 20 May 2019 Revised Date: 30 November 2019 Accepted Date: 2 December 2019 Please cite this article as: A.S. Ethiraj, P. Uttam, V. K, K.F. Chong, G.A.M. Ali, Photocatalytic performance of a novel semiconductor nanocatalyst: Copper doped nickel oxide for phenol degradation, Materials Chemistry and Physics (2020), doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matchemphys.2019.122520. This is a PDF file of an article that has undergone enhancements after acceptance, such as the addition of a cover page and metadata, and formatting for readability, but it is not yet the definitive version of record. This version will undergo additional copyediting, typesetting and review before it is published in its final form, but we are providing this version to give early visibility of the article. Please note that, during the production process, errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain. © 2019 Published by Elsevier B.V.