Characterization of zinc oxide and graphitic carbon nitride nanocomposites for use as a potential photoelectrode

Abstract In this research, two nanocomposites of zinc oxide and graphitic carbon nitride were obtained in a 1:0.15 ratio for potential use as photoelectrocatalysts. Calcination and the simple reflux method were used to obtain routes for synthesizing zinc oxide and graphitic carbon nitride nanocompos...

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Published inJournal of physics. Conference series Vol. 2726; no. 1; pp. 12001 - 12006
Main Authors Gonzalez-Arias, C, V-Niño, E D, Ayala, I V, Cabanzo-Hernández, R, Mejía-Ospino, E
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Bristol IOP Publishing 01.03.2024
Subjects
Carbon
Carbon nitride
Diffuse reflectance spectroscopy
Fourier transforms
Infrared analysis
Infrared spectroscopy
Nanocomposites
Raman spectroscopy
Roasting
Ultraviolet reflection
Zinc oxide
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Summary:Abstract In this research, two nanocomposites of zinc oxide and graphitic carbon nitride were obtained in a 1:0.15 ratio for potential use as photoelectrocatalysts. Calcination and the simple reflux method were used to obtain routes for synthesizing zinc oxide and graphitic carbon nitride nanocomposites. Subsequently, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, ultraviolet-visible diffuse reflectance spectroscopy, and Raman spectroscopy analyses were performed, from which it was determined that there is a strong interaction between zinc oxide and graphitic carbon nitride in both nanocomposites. Nevertheless, the nanocomposite that exhibited the most significant band gap reduction was obtained by calcination, reaching 2.93 eV.
ISSN:1742-6588
1742-6596
DOI:10.1088/1742-6596/2726/1/012001