Journal
CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS
Volume 19, Issue 21, Pages 5143-5147Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/cm071568a
Keywords
-
Ask authors/readers for more resources
We report the growth of ultralong ZnO nanowires on silicon (100) substrates via the gold-catalyzed vapor transport approach. An ample supply of zinc vapor generated through carbothermal reduction of ZnO powder at 917 degrees C and a suitable amount of oxygen facilitate the rapid growth of nanowires. These ZnO nanowires are extremely long with lengths of 85 - 1 00,mu m, and exhibit an overall vertical orientation. The nanowires have largely diameters of 250-400 nm. Crystal structure analysis indicates typical ZnO nanowire growth along the [0001] direction. The band gap of these nanowires was determined to be 3.22 eV. These nanowires show a relatively weak near-band-edge emission peak at 390 nm, and a significant oxygen vacancy-related emission band at 495 nm. Good photocatalytic activity of these nanowires on substrates toward the photodegradation of rhodamine B and 4-chlorophenol was demonstrated. Furthermore, we showed that these nanowires on substrates can serve as effective and convenient recyclable photocatalysts. Only a slight decrease in the photodecomposition rate was observed after 10 cycles of the photocatalysis experiment. The photocatalysts also work well under natural sunlight.
Authors
I am an author on this paper
Click your name to claim this paper and add it to your profile.
Reviews
Recommended
No Data Available