Facile synthesis of Au/ZnO nanoparticles and their enhanced photocatalytic activity for hydroxylation of benzene

• Published in: Bulletin of materials science Vol. 36; no. 3; pp. 367 - 372
• Main Authors: YU, HANG, MING, HAI, GONG, JINGJING, LI, HAITAO, HUANG, HUI, PAN, KEMING, LIU, YANG, KANG, ZHENHUI, WEI, JIE, WANG, DONGTIAN
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: India Springer-Verlag 01.06.2013; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Aqueous solutions; Aromatic hydrocarbons; Benzene; Catalytic activity; Chemistry and Materials Science; Chromatography; Conduction bands; Electron microscopes; Electrons; Energy consumption; Engineering; Ethanol; Gold; Hydrocarbons; Hydroxylation; Light; Light irradiation; Materials Science; Nanocomposites; Nanocrystals; Nanoparticles; Phenols; Photocatalysis; Photocatalysts; Scanning electron microscopy; Semiconductors; Sensors; Transmission electron microscopy; Ultraviolet radiation; Zinc oxide; Zinc oxide; visible light; photocatalysis; gold nanoparticles; nanocomposites

Au/ZnO nanocomposites have been prepared by a simple chemical method. For the first time, the nanocomposites were directly used as photocatalysts for hydroxylation of aromatic hydrocarbons under UV and visible light irradiation. The results show that the as-prepared photocatalysts display high photo...