Abstract
The hollow nano-baskets (HNBs) of zinc oxide (ZnO) were synthesized by a simple low temperature solution method and used for the degradation of rhodamine 6 G (Rh6G) dye. Well-defined hollow nano-baskets morphology of ZnO was observed which displayed a band gap of ~3.26 eV. The photocatalytic degradation results revealed that the synthesized ZnO-HNBs exhibited a rapid degradation rate of ~97% of Rh6G-dye within ~90 min. The mineralization of Rh6G-dye was examined before and after the photocatalytic reaction by a mass spectroscopy of the dye. The rapid and high degradation of Rh6G-dye might be attributed to ZnO hollow nanostructures via improved catalyst contact with dye by the inner and external surface of ZnO.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 329-333 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Materials Letters |
| Volume | 183 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2016.11.15 |
Keywords
- Hollow nano-baskets
- Mass spectroscopy
- Pollutant
- Rhodamine 6G
- Surfaces
- ZnO
Quacquarelli Symonds(QS) Subject Topics
- Materials Science
- Engineering - Mechanical
- Physics & Astronomy
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