Dinesh, V P and Biji, P and Ashok, Anuradha and Dhara, S K and Kamruddin, M and Tyagib, A K and Raj, Baldev
(2014)
Plasmon-mediated, highly enhanced photocatalytic degradation of industrial textile dyes using hybrid ZnO@Ag core–shell nanorods.
The Royal Society of Chemistry Advances, 4 (103).
pp. 58930-58940.
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| Abstract: |
Hybrid ZnO@Ag core–shell heterojunction nanorods were synthesized using a novel, facile two-step
process based on hydrothermal and seed mediated growth techniques. The material was characterized
by UV-visible spectroscopy, Fourier transform-infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), room temperature
photoluminescence spectroscopy (RTPL), Raman spectroscopy, thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), X-ray
diffraction (XRD), high resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM) and X-ray photoelectron
spectroscopy (XPS). The hybrid ZnO@Ag core–shell nanorods were comprised of one-dimensional (1D)
ZnO nanorods serving as a core material, over which surface-doped Ag nanoclusters (2.5 nm) were
anchored as a heterogeneous shell. The presence of oxygen vacancies and Zn interstitials were
confirmed by RTPL and Raman spectroscopic analysis. The photocatalytic activity of the hybrid ZnO@Ag
core–shell nanorods was studied in comparison to bare ZnO nanorods using standard R6G dye and
industrial textile dyes such as Congo red and Amido black 10B under UV and visible light (solar)
irradiations. Moreover, the material was tested for real time industrial textile effluents under ambient
conditions and was found to be highly efficient. The enhanced photocatalytic property observed for
ZnO@Ag hybrid core–shell nanorods is attributed to a phenomenal increase in oxygen related defects in
the core that generate photo-induced charge carriers and the presence of plasmonic Ag nanoclusters in
the shell, which act as a sink for the photo-induced charge carriers. |
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| Date Deposited: |
05 Jan 2016 08:59 |
| Last Modified: |
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| DOI: |
10.1039/c4ra09405k |
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http://eprints.nias.res.in/id/eprint/667 |
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