Defect-related photoluminescence and photocatalytic properties of porous ZnO nanosheets

• Published in: Journal of materials chemistry. A, Materials for energy and sustainability Vol. 2; no. 37; pp. 15377 - 15388
• Main Authors: Liu, Di, Lv, Yanhui, Zhang, Mo, Liu, Yanfang, Zhu, Yanyan, Zong, Ruilong, Zhu, Yongfa
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 01.01.2014
• Subjects: Annealing; carbonates; Crystal defects; crystallization; irradiation; nanosheets; Nanostructure; oxygen; phenol; Photocatalysis; Photoluminescence; photolysis; surface area; Surface defects; Sustainability; temperature; ultraviolet radiation; Zinc oxide

A porous ZnO nanosheet with a near-rectangular morphology has been successfully prepared through a simple solvothermal-annealing method using Zn sub(5)(OH) sub(6)(CO sub(3)) sub(2) as a pore-directing agent. Moreover, the features of ZnO can be easily tuned by changing the annealing temperature. The...