期刊
ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES
卷 7, 期 14, 页码 7679-7689出版社
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.5b00584
关键词
hierarchical assembly; solid evacuation; hollow spheres; chemical sensing; photodegradation
资金
- Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), India
- MNRE-CSIR TAPSUN Project on Dye Sensitized Solar Cells [GAP-0366]
- CSIR XII-FYP Project M2D [CSC-0134]
The present investigation details our interesting findings and insights into the evolution of exotic hierarchical superstructures of In(OH)(3) under solvothermal conditions. Controlled variation of reaction parameters such as, reactant concentration, solvent system, crystal structure modifiers, water content along with temperature and time, yielded remarkable architectures. Diverse morphologies achieved for the first time includes (i) raspberry-like hollow spheres, (ii) nanosheet-assembled spheres, (iii) nanoparticle-assembled spheres, (iv) nanocube-assembled hollow spheres, (v) yolk-like spheres, (vi) solid spheres, (vii) nanosheets/flakes, and (viii) ultrafine nanosheets. A plausible mechanism is proposed based on the evidence gathered from a comprehensive analysis aided by electron microscopy and X-ray diffraction studies. Key stages of morphological evolution could be discerned and rationally correlated with nucleation, growth, oriented attachment, and Ostwald ripening mediated by dissolution-redeposition mechanism coupled with solid evacuation. Remarkably phase-pure bcc-In2O3 with retention of precursor morphology could be realized postcalcination at 400 degrees C, which underlines the advantage of this strategy. Two typical hierarchical structures (raspberry-like hollow spheres and nanoparticles assembled spheres) were investigated for their gas sensing and photocatalytic performances to highlight the advantages offered by nanostructuring. An impressive sensor response, S-max approximate to 7340 and 4055, respectively for the two structures along with appreciably fast response/recovery times over a wide concentration range and as low as 1 ppm exhibits the superior sensitivity toward carbon monoxide (CO). When compared to commercial In2O3, estimated rate constant indicates similar to 3-4 times enhancement in photocatalytic activity of the substrates toward Rhodamine-B.
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