Open AccessSynthesis and Photocatalytic Properties of One-Dimensional Composite - Nanowires
Author(s) -
Qianqian Zhang,
Baibiao Huang,
Peng Wang,
Xiaoyang Zhang,
Xiaoyan Qin,
Zeyan Wang
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
international journal of photoenergy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.426
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1687-529X
pISSN - 1110-662X
DOI - 10.1155/2012/461291
Subject(s) - nanowire , scanning electron microscope , materials science , photocatalysis , transmission electron microscopy , visible spectrum , composite number , hydrothermal circulation , photoluminescence , methylene blue , fabrication , nanotechnology , optoelectronics , microwave , chemical engineering , composite material , chemistry , catalysis , organic chemistry , telecommunications , computer science , medicine , alternative medicine , pathology , engineering
One-dimensional composite - nanowires were successfully fabricated by a simple microwave-assistant hydrothermal method. The successful fabrication of one-dimensional - nanowires can only be realized at pH value range of 1–5 of the starting solution. The fabricated nanowires were characterized by X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscope (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), UV-visible diffuse reflectance spectra (UV-Vis DRS), and photoluminescence (PL), respectively. The diameter of the nanowires varies from 30 to 100 nm; the length is a few micrometers. Methylene blue (MB) solutions were used to evaluate the visible light photocatalytic activities of the fabricated samples. Compared with , the fabricated - nanowires show enhanced efficiency in oxidization of MB under visible light
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