ZnO/CeO2 nanocomposite with low photocatalytic activity as efficient UV filters

• Published in: Journal of materials science Vol. 55; no. 16; pp. 6834 - 6847
• Main Authors: Mueen, Rafid, Morlando, Alexander, Qutaish, Hamzeh, Lerch, Michael, Cheng, Zhenxiang, Konstantinov, Konstantin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Springer US 01.06.2020; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Catalytic activity; Cerium oxides; Characterization and Evaluation of Materials; Chemical Routes to Materials; Chemistry and Materials Science; Classical Mechanics; Crystallites; Crystallography and Scattering Methods; Materials Science; Nanocomposites; Nanoparticles; Photocatalysis; Polymer Sciences; Solar simulation; Solid Mechanics; Ultraviolet filters; Ultraviolet radiation; Zinc oxide

In this study, we successfully synthesized ZnO/CeO 2 composite nanoparticles for efficient ultraviolet (UV) filtering applications using a simple precipitation route. Various ratios of Ce/Ti, 2.5 at.%, 5 at.%, and 10 at.% were used to precipitate ceria onto commercial ZnO nanopowder at pH 9. The cal...