Controlled Orientation in a Bio-Inspired Assembly of Ag/AgCl/ZnO Nanostructures Enables Enhancement in Visible-Light-Induced Photocatalytic Performance

被引：67
作者：
Begum, Gousia [1 ]
Manna, Joydeb [1 ]
Rana, Rohit Kumar [1 ]
机构：
[1] Indian Inst Chem Technol, Inorgan & Phys Chem Div, Nanomat Lab, Hyderabad 500607, Andhra Pradesh, India
来源：
CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL | 2012年 / 18卷 / 22期
关键词：
biomimetic synthesis; nanostructures; photocatalysis; self-assembly; semiconductors; AG-AT-AGCL; HIGHLY EFFICIENT; ZNO NANOSTRUCTURES; SILVER; DETOXIFICATION; NANOPARTICLES; CONTAMINANTS; DESTRUCTION; DEGRADATION; CATALYSTS;
D O I：
10.1002/chem.201103760
中图分类号：
O6 [化学];
学科分类号：
0703 ;
摘要：
In a bio-inspired approach, polyamine-mediated mineralization of ZnO was explored to develop an environmentally benign methodology for synthesizing Ag/AgCl/ZnO nanostructures. The assembling properties displayed by the polyamines to create composite structures was utilized to have the nanocomponents effectively interact with each other in a way that is desirable for the application envisaged. The polyamines, which act as a mineralizing agent for ZnO nanoparticles, also facilitate the formation of Ag/AgCl within ZnO under ambient conditions. Thus synthesized Ag/AgCl/ZnO nanostructures represent a multi-heterojunction system in which the nanocomponents lead in a synergistic way to enhancement in the photocatalytic activity under visible-light irradiation.
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