Low amount of Au nanoparticles deposited ZnO nanorods heterojunction photocatalysts for efficient degradation of p-nitrophenol

• Published in: Journal of sol-gel science and technology Vol. 94; no. 2; pp. 468 - 476
• Main Authors: Bai, Lei, Mei, Jinxiang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Springer US 01.05.2020; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Aspect ratio; Ceramics; Chemical precipitation; Chemistry and Materials Science; colloids; Composites; Environmental restoration; etc.; fibers; Glass; Gold; Heterojunctions; Heterostructures; Inorganic Chemistry; Materials Science; Nanoparticles; Nanorods; Nanotechnology; Natural Materials; Nitrophenol; Optical and Electronic Materials; Original Paper: Nano-structured materials (particles; Photodegradation; Plasma resonance; Pollutants; Remediation; Surface defects; Synergistic effect; Zinc oxide; Photocatalytic degradation; Au/ZnO; Chemical precipitation; X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy; Heterojunction

By chemical precipitation of Au nanoparticles on the ZnO nanorods, the heterostructures were successfully obtained. The structures were investigated by several methods and it was revealed that with the increase of the Au precursor, the size of Au nanoparticles was increased and the interaction betwe...