期刊
JOURNAL OF PHYSICS AND CHEMISTRY OF SOLIDS
卷 74, 期 12, 页码 1714-1720出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpcs.2013.06.014
关键词
Nanostructures; Crystal growth; Photoelectron spectroscopy; Optical properties
资金
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [21067004, 212630059]
- China Scholarship Council [2011836054]
- Young Scientists Cultivation Program of Jiangxi Province [20122BCB23015]
- Education Department Science and Technology Project of Jiangxi Province [GJJ12344]
Novel sponge-like ZnO microcuboids with a hierarchical structure were fabricated via an alcoholic thermal process. Then a series of noble metals (Ag, Pd, Pt, Rh) was loaded onto the microcuboids. The samples obtained were characterized by nitrogen physical adsorption, powder X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), UV-vis diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (DRS), and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). The results show that the ZnO microcuboids have a high surface area and a sponge-like hierarchical structure. Activity tests for the degradation of acid orange II dye showed that the noble metals enhanced the activity of ZnO to different extents. For loading of 0.5 wt.%, the activity enhancement decreased in the order Pd > Ag > Pt > Rh. Co-loading of Pd and Ag had a detrimental effect on activity compared to single loading. The enhanced photocatalytic performance can be attributed to an increase in the rate of separation of photogenerated e(-)/h(+) pairs induced by the noble metals. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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