Photocatalytic zinc oxide thin films obtained by surfactant assisted spray pyrolysis deposition

被引:29
作者
Duta, M. [1 ,2 ]
Perniu, D. [1 ]
Duta, A. [1 ]
机构
[1] Transilvania Univ, Res Ctr Renewable Energy Syst & Recycling, Brasov 500036, Romania
[2] Romanian Acad, Ilie Murgulescu Inst Phys Chem, Bucharest, Romania
关键词
ZnO; Thin film; Surfactant; Spray pyrolysis deposition; Photocatalysis; ZNO NANORODS; GROWTH; ELECTRODEPOSITION; MONOLAYERS; CTAB;
D O I
10.1016/j.apsusc.2014.02.132
中图分类号
O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
学科分类号
070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Zinc oxide thin films were obtained by spray pyrolysis deposition using three surfactants with linear C-12 tails as soft templating agents: anionic sodium dodecylsulfate (SDS), cationic dodecyltrimethylammonium bromide (DTAB) and nonionic dodecanol (DD). The influence of the surfactants' type and concentration (above and below critical micelle concentration in the precursor system) on the thin film formation was investigated and was correlated with their photocatalytic efficiency in methylorange removal, under visible and UV iradiation. The surfactants influence both the nucleation and growth stages, mainly through the Zn-surfactant interactions at the droplet border and/or on the micelles. In situ doping with Na+ (in SDS) improves the removal efficiency up to 19.88% under VIS irradiation, while the highest removal efficiencies in ZnO thin films obtained using DTAB and DD are 16.27% and 15.44%, respectively. Under UV irradiation the highest efficiencies are 45.28% (SDS), 51.59% (DTAB) and 49.43% (DD). (C) 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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页数:9
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