Adsorption of sulfathiazole drug on the platinum-decorated zinc oxide nanotubes

• Published in: Journal of sulfur chemistry Vol. 41; no. 6; pp. 645 - 656
• Main Authors: Su, Xiaojie, Yang, Shehua, Song, Yuxia, Li, Jing, Wei, Lixiao, Zhao, Jing
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Abingdon Taylor & Francis 01.11.2020; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: Adsorption; Decoration; Density functional theory; Drug detection; Metal oxides; Nanotubes; Noble metals; Platinum; Recovery time; Room temperature; sensor; sulfathiazole; Zinc oxide; Zinc oxides; Zinc plating; ZnO nanostructures

Experimental studies have shown that the decoration of a metal oxide nanostructure by the noble metals increases its sensitivity toward different chemicals to a great extent. Here, the sensing properties of a pristine ZnO nanotube (ZnON) and its Pt-decorated form (Pt@ZnON) were investigated toward t...