Fabrication of TiO2/ZnO nanocomposites for solar energy driven photocatalysis

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作者
Prasannalakshmi, P. [1 ]
Shanmugam, N. [1 ]
机构
[1] Annamalai Univ, Dept Phys, Annamalainagar 608002, Tamil Nadu, India
关键词
Nanocomposites; Sol-gel process; Pore size; Pore volume; Photocatalytic activity; POLYCRYSTALLINE ZNO/TIO2 SYSTEMS; N-N HETEROJUNCTIONS; ZNO NANORODS; DEGRADATION; WATER; NANOPARTICLES; NANOSTRUCTURES; PERFORMANCE; NANOFIBERS; PARTICLES;
D O I
10.1016/j.mssp.2017.01.008
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
The facile sol-gel method was suggested to prepare the TiO2/ZnO photocatalysts. For that, the nanocomposites of TiO2/ZnO were prepared with different amounts of zinc and oxide precursors. The prepared products were characterised by XRD, FT-Raman, UV-vis DRS, TEM, EDX, BET, and EIS techniques. The photocatalytic response of TiO2/ZnO nanocomposites was analysed for the degradation of the organic dyes brilliant green (BG), and methylene blue (MB) under solar light irradiation. As an outcome of increased surface area, rod-like morphology, low charge transfer resistance, and reduced band gap the composite of TiO2/ZnO with an optimum level of zinc (0.25 M) and sulphur (0.5 M) contents showed enhanced photocatalytic activity in degrading the dyes BG and MB.
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页码:114 / 124
页数:11
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