Journal
APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE
Volume 400, Issue -, Pages 269-276Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2016.12.168
Keywords
ZnO; Ionic liquid; Photocatalyst; Porous morphology
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Funding
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [21676056, 51673040, 21376051, 51303083, 21306023]
- Six Talents Pinnacle Program of Jiangsu Province of China [JNHB-006]
- Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province [BK20131288, BK20130759]
- Fund Project for Transformation of Scientific and Technological Achievements of Jiangsu Province of China [BA2014100]
- Qing Lan Project of Jiangsu Province [1107040167]
- Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities [3207045421, 3207046302, 3207046409]
- Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions (PAPD) [1107047002]
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Here we present a facile method for the preparation of highly dispersive ZnO materials by using ionic liquid 1-methyl-3-[3'-(trimethoxysilyl) propyl] imidazolium chloride as the template. The influence of ionic liquid concentration and calcined atmosphere on the photoactivity is studied. The samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), scanning electron microscope (SEM), N-2 gas sorption and ultraviolet-visible diffuse reflectance spectroscopy. The results showed that the as-fabricated ZnO materials consisted of individual microrods with self-assembled bowknot-like architecture whose size was about 1 mu m. The formation mechanism of the bowknot-like ZnO materials which is based on the self-assembly of ionic liquid is tentatively elucidated. Moreover, the ZnO-2.6N sample exhibited the higher activity for the photodegradation of MB than the photodegradation of MO and RhB. Furthermore, it was found that the ZnO materials calcined under air atmosphere showed the better photocatalytic activities than that of samples calcined under nitrogen atmosphere in the degradation of methylene blue (MB) under UV irradiation. And the special structure, surface area, adsorption capability of dye, the separation rate of photogenerated electron-hole pairs and band gap had effects on the photocatalytic activity of ZnO photocatalysts. O2(center dot-) was the main active species for the photocatalytic degradation of MB. It is valuable to develop this facile route preparing the highly dispersive bowknot-like ZnO materials and the ZnO materials can be beneficial for environmental protection. (C) 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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