期刊
ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES
卷 5, 期 18, 页码 9101-9110出版社
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/am402487h
关键词
hydrothermal; nanorod; composite; photocatalysis; recombination; hydroxyl radical
资金
- BRNS
- CSIR
We report herein the fabrication of a hematite nanorod graphene composite (alpha-Fe2O3 nanorod/RGO) via a facile template-free hydrothermal route with an aim to improve the photocatalytic efficiency of the alpha-Fe2O3 nanorod. The structural and morphological characterizations of the as-prepared composites were carried out using X-ray diffraction, Raman spectra, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, N-2 adsorption-desorption, etc. The alpha-Fe2O3 nanorods were well-decorated on the surface of the graphene sheets, which helps in electron transfer from alpha-Fe2O3 to graphene and hence can delay the recombination process, leading to the improvement in photocatalytic activity. The composite containing 5 wt % RGO and alpha-Fe2O3 nanorods shows a 4-fold enhancement in the photocatalytic activity. The performance of photocatalytic activity was discussed in light of surface area, interaction between nanorods and graphene nanosheets, synergism between alpha-Fe2O3 nanorods and RGO sheets, light-harvesting properties of the composites, photoluminescence spectra, photocurrent measurement, and hydroxyl radical formation.
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