| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 144170 | Advanced Powder Technology | 2014 | 6 Pages |
•Hexagonal Fe3O4/ZnO nanorods are successfully prepared.•The structure and element information is carefully analyzed.•Fe3O4/ZnO nanorods show excellent photocatalytic activity.•Fe3O4/ZnO nanorods display great heavy metal removal efficiency.
Monodisperse nanostructured Fe3O4/ZnO microrods were successfully prepared by an economic one-step synthesis route. The formation of nanostructured Fe3O4/ZnO microrods was evident from the detailed structural and elemental analysis by field emission scanning electronic microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, Raman spectra and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy measurements. The formation mechanism of the hexagonal Fe3O4/ZnO microrods was carefully discussed. The removal of toxic metal ions experiments display that Fe3O4/ZnO heterostructures show the best removal efficiency compared with pure ZnO and Fe3O4 structures, and the photocatalytic experiments show that the Fe3O4/ZnO heterostructures display the excellent photocatalytic activity decomposing Rhodamine B (100% after 40 min).
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