期刊
MATERIALS CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS
卷 218, 期 -, 页码 218-228出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA
DOI: 10.1016/j.matchemphys.2018.07.046
关键词
rGO; Zinc oxide; Hybrid nanocomposite; Facile synthesis; Highly active visible light photocatalyst
资金
- National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) - Korean government [2015R1A4A1041746]
- National Research Foundation of Korea [2015R1A4A1041746, 21A20131712412] Funding Source: Korea Institute of Science & Technology Information (KISTI), National Science & Technology Information Service (NTIS)
Herein, we present a facile hydrothermal route for the preparation of hierarchical mesoporous zinc oxide (ZnO) and reduced graphene oxide-zinc oxide (ZnOrGO) composites for degradation of organic pollutants from natural water resources. Morphologies of the as-synthesized materials were carried out by electron microscopy in scanning and transmission modes. Thermal stability of the as-prepared products was characterised by thermogravimetric-differential thermal analysis. Crystal structure and phase purity of the materials was characterised by powder x-ray diffraction, micro-Raman, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy analysis. Optical properties of the as-prepared materials were investigated by ultra violet-diffused reflectance and photoluminescence spectroscopy analysis. Photocatalytic activity of the as-prepared materials was estimated by evaluating the degradation kinetics of methylene blue (MB) dye in aqueous solution under standard solar light illumination. The calculated rate constant of the ZnOrGO is found to be similar to 2.831 h(-1) which is -6.3 times higher than the estimated rate constant of the as-prepared pristine ZnO (0.455 h(-)(1)). The exceptional photocatalytic activity of the asprepared ZnOrGO composites is attributed to the account of their synergetic effect, porous structure, and effective separation of charge carriers. Finally, based on the obtained experimental results viable photocatalytic mechanism has been proposed.
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