Open AccessSodium carbonate‐assisted formation of hollow cadmium molybdate microspheres
Author(s) -
Chen Qingchun,
Deng Huiyu
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
micro and nano letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.25
H-Index - 31
ISSN - 1750-0443
DOI - 10.1049/mnl.2017.0292
Subject(s) - rhodamine b , sodium molybdate , molybdate , scanning electron microscope , sodium carbonate , materials science , cadmium , microsphere , photocatalysis , nuclear chemistry , rhodamine , chemical engineering , sodium , inorganic chemistry , chemistry , fluorescence , catalysis , metallurgy , organic chemistry , composite material , optics , physics , engineering
Hollow cadmium molybdate (CdMoO 4 ) microspheres with an average diameter of ∼1000 nm have been successfully synthesised via a Na 2 CO 3 ‐assisted solution synthesis method without using any other surfactants or additives. X‐ray diffraction pattern and scanning electron microscopy were used to characterise the samples. The photocatalytic property of hollow CdMoO 4 microspheres to degrade dye rhodamine B under the irradiation of UV light was evaluated, which was much better than that of solid microspheres obtained through the same solution synthesis method without the assistance of Na 2 CO 3 .