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Visible light photocatalytic dye decomposition behaviour of solid state reaction grown Zn <sub/>2</sub> TiO <sub/>4</sub> nanoparticles
摘要: In this investigation, visible photocatalytic dye decomposition is carried out with compound semiconductor nanoparticles of zinc orthotitanate (Zn2TiO4). These nanoparticles were grown by the solid state reaction method and characterized by field emission scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, diffuse reflectance spectroscopy, photoluminescence study, and Brunauer–Emmett–Teller (BET) study. The BET surface area of the Zn2TiO4 nanoparticles was found to be 8.78 m2/g. The photocatalytic activity is carried out by using a 500 W halogen light source having a spectrum in the range of 450 to 860 nm and the reaction kinetics was found to be the pseudo first order. The reaction rate constant was found to be 0.069 min?1. Discussion is given on the possible mechanism of the observed visible photocatalytic dye decomposition activity. The cost of the material used is very low, so it could be very useful for visible photocatalytic dye decomposition.
关键词: visible photocatalysis,zinc orthotitanate,solid state reaction,dye decomposition,nanoparticles
更新于2025-09-23 15:22:29
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Enhancement of photocatalytic activity by femtosecond-laser induced periodic surface structures of Si
摘要: Laser induced periodic surface structures (LIPSS) represent a kind of top down approach to produce highly reproducible nano/microstructures without going for any sophisticated process of lithography. This method is much simpler and cost effective. In this work, LIPSS on Si surfaces were generated using femtosecond laser pulses of 800 nm wavelength. Photocatalytic substrates were prepared by depositing TiO2 thin films on top of the structured and unstructured Si wafer. The coatings were produced by sputtering from a Ti target in two different types of oxygen atmospheres. In first case, the oxygen pressure within the sputtering chamber was chosen to be high (3 × 10–2 mbar) whereas it was one order of magnitude lower in second case (2.1 × 10–3 mbar). In photocatalytic dye decomposition study of Methylene blue dye it was found that in the presence of LIPSS the activity can be enhanced by 2.1 and 3.3 times with high pressure and low pressure grown TiO2 thin films, respectively. The increase in photocatalytic activity is attributed to the enlargement of effective surface area. In comparative study, the dye decomposition rates of TiO2 thin films grown on LIPSS are found to be much higher than the value for standard reference thin film material Pilkington ActivTM.
关键词: photocatalytic dye decomposition,silicon,femtosecond laser pulses,TiO2 thin film,laser induced periodic surface structures,nanoripples
更新于2025-09-23 15:19:57
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Photocatalytic activities using a nanocomposite of mesoporous SiO2 and CdInSe-graphene nanoparticles under visible light irradiation
摘要: The new novel ternary mesoporous SiO2/CdInSe-graphene composites with diameters of approximately 8.08 nm have been fabricated through a self-assembly method. All physical tests demonstrated that the CdInSe-graphene was successfully uniformly distributed onto the surface of the ordered mesoporous silica particles. The obtained mesoporous SiO2/CdInSe-graphene composites exhibited good photocatalytic activity for degradation of both cationic-anionic organic dye groups, as well as the decomposition of the representative phenol group of the compound under visible light irradiation. Moreover, the photocatalytic evolution of hydrogen was studied for establishing a wider application of the as-fabricated SiO2/CdInSe-graphene catalyst in the case of energy conversion. This work indicated that the combination of the mesoporous silica and CdInSe-graphene enables achievements such as an enhancement photocatalytic performance, which has potential in industrial waste management and energy conversion.
关键词: Dye decomposition,CdInSe nanoparticles,Graphene-based nanocomposite,Gallic acid degradation,Mesoporous silica,Hydrogen production
更新于2025-09-04 15:30:14