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Flexible Photocatalytic Paper with Cu(2)O and Ag Nanoparticle-Decorated ZnO Nanorods for Visible Light Photodegradation of Organic Dye
We report on the fabrication of flexible photocatalytic paper comprised of Cu(2)O and Ag nanoparticle (NP)-decorated ZnO nanorods (NRs) and its application in visible light photodegradation of organic dye. ZnO NRs are first grown on a kraft paper substrate using a hydrothermal method. The NRs are su...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6570720/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31201574 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s11671-019-3034-7 |
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author | Tsai, Cheng-En Yeh, Shang-Ming Chen, Chien-Hua Lin, Heh-Nan |
author_facet | Tsai, Cheng-En Yeh, Shang-Ming Chen, Chien-Hua Lin, Heh-Nan |
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description | We report on the fabrication of flexible photocatalytic paper comprised of Cu(2)O and Ag nanoparticle (NP)-decorated ZnO nanorods (NRs) and its application in visible light photodegradation of organic dye. ZnO NRs are first grown on a kraft paper substrate using a hydrothermal method. The NRs are subsequently decorated with Cu(2)O, Ag, or both NPs formed by photoreduction processes. Scanning electron microscopy and X-ray diffraction analysis confirm the crystallinity of ZnO NRs. Transmission electron microscopy analysis confirms the compositions of the two types of NPs. Four different types of photocatalytic papers with a size of 10 × 10 cm(2) are prepared and used to degrade a 10-μM and 100-mL rhodamine B solution. The paper with Cu(2)O and Ag NP-co-decorated ZnO NRs has the best efficiency with first-order kinetic constants of 0.017 and 0.041 min(−1) under the illumination of a halogen lamp and direct sunlight, respectively. The performance of the photocatalytic paper compares well with other substrate-supported ZnO nanocomposite photocatalysts. With the advantages of flexibility, light weight, nontoxicity, low cost, and ease of fabrication, the photocatalytic paper has good potential for visible light photocatalysis. |
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spelling | pubmed-65707202019-07-01 Flexible Photocatalytic Paper with Cu(2)O and Ag Nanoparticle-Decorated ZnO Nanorods for Visible Light Photodegradation of Organic Dye Tsai, Cheng-En Yeh, Shang-Ming Chen, Chien-Hua Lin, Heh-Nan Nanoscale Res Lett Nano Express We report on the fabrication of flexible photocatalytic paper comprised of Cu(2)O and Ag nanoparticle (NP)-decorated ZnO nanorods (NRs) and its application in visible light photodegradation of organic dye. ZnO NRs are first grown on a kraft paper substrate using a hydrothermal method. The NRs are subsequently decorated with Cu(2)O, Ag, or both NPs formed by photoreduction processes. Scanning electron microscopy and X-ray diffraction analysis confirm the crystallinity of ZnO NRs. Transmission electron microscopy analysis confirms the compositions of the two types of NPs. Four different types of photocatalytic papers with a size of 10 × 10 cm(2) are prepared and used to degrade a 10-μM and 100-mL rhodamine B solution. The paper with Cu(2)O and Ag NP-co-decorated ZnO NRs has the best efficiency with first-order kinetic constants of 0.017 and 0.041 min(−1) under the illumination of a halogen lamp and direct sunlight, respectively. The performance of the photocatalytic paper compares well with other substrate-supported ZnO nanocomposite photocatalysts. With the advantages of flexibility, light weight, nontoxicity, low cost, and ease of fabrication, the photocatalytic paper has good potential for visible light photocatalysis. Springer US 2019-06-14 /pmc/articles/PMC6570720/ /pubmed/31201574 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s11671-019-3034-7 Text en © The Author(s). 2019 Open AccessThis article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license, and indicate if changes were made. |
spellingShingle | Nano Express Tsai, Cheng-En Yeh, Shang-Ming Chen, Chien-Hua Lin, Heh-Nan Flexible Photocatalytic Paper with Cu(2)O and Ag Nanoparticle-Decorated ZnO Nanorods for Visible Light Photodegradation of Organic Dye |
title | Flexible Photocatalytic Paper with Cu(2)O and Ag Nanoparticle-Decorated ZnO Nanorods for Visible Light Photodegradation of Organic Dye |
title_full | Flexible Photocatalytic Paper with Cu(2)O and Ag Nanoparticle-Decorated ZnO Nanorods for Visible Light Photodegradation of Organic Dye |
title_fullStr | Flexible Photocatalytic Paper with Cu(2)O and Ag Nanoparticle-Decorated ZnO Nanorods for Visible Light Photodegradation of Organic Dye |
title_full_unstemmed | Flexible Photocatalytic Paper with Cu(2)O and Ag Nanoparticle-Decorated ZnO Nanorods for Visible Light Photodegradation of Organic Dye |
title_short | Flexible Photocatalytic Paper with Cu(2)O and Ag Nanoparticle-Decorated ZnO Nanorods for Visible Light Photodegradation of Organic Dye |
title_sort | flexible photocatalytic paper with cu(2)o and ag nanoparticle-decorated zno nanorods for visible light photodegradation of organic dye |
topic | Nano Express |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6570720/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31201574 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s11671-019-3034-7 |
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