CuO/TiO2 nanocrystals grown on graphene as visible-light responsive photocatalytic hybrid materials

CuO/TiO2 nanocrystals grown on graphene as visible-light responsive photocatalytic hybrid materials

CuO/TiO 2 nanocrystals grown on graphene (CuO/TiO 2 –GR) were prepared by a simple hydrothermal method using Cu(CH 3 COO) 2 ·H 2 O and (NH 4 ) 2 TiF 6 as precursors and graphene oxide (GO) as templates. The as-prepared composites were characterizated by TEM, XRD, FT–IR to determine composition and p...

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Published in:Bulletin of materials science Vol. 35; no. 4; pp. 495 - 499
Main Authors: FANG, YUAN, WANG, RIJING, JIANG, GUOHUA, JIN, HE, WANG, YIN, SUN, XINKE, WANG, SHENG, WANG, TAO
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: India Springer-Verlag 01-09-2012
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects:
Chemistry and Materials Science
Engineering
Materials Science
Nanocrystals
electron microscopy
photo-catalyst
Composite materials
microstructure
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Summary:CuO/TiO 2 nanocrystals grown on graphene (CuO/TiO 2 –GR) were prepared by a simple hydrothermal method using Cu(CH 3 COO) 2 ·H 2 O and (NH 4 ) 2 TiF 6 as precursors and graphene oxide (GO) as templates. The as-prepared composites were characterizated by TEM, XRD, FT–IR to determine composition and phase purity. The photocatalytic activity of the samples was evaluated by photo-degradation of methylene blue (MB) aqueous solution under UV and visible light illumination. This work may provide new insights into preparing other inorganic graphene-based composites.
ISSN:0250-4707
0973-7669
DOI:10.1007/s12034-012-0338-y