| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5462755 | Materials Letters | 2017 | 10 Pages |
Abstract
A simple, low temperature solution method was employed to synthesize ZnO nanoflowers (NFs) using zinc nitrate as precursor for the photocatalytic degradation of bromophenol (Bph) dye. The synthesized materials exhibited well-defined flower like morphology comprised of several defined nanorods. The crystalline and optical observations manifested the high crystallinity of ZnO-NFs with wide band gap of â¼3.21Â eV. The synthesized ZnO NFs as catalysts presented a rapid degradation of Bph-dye with the degradation rate of â¼96% within 120Â min under the UV light irradiation. The fragmentations of Bph-dye after the photocatalytic reaction over ZnO-NFs were analyzed by interpreting the mass spectroscopy of degraded Bph-dye.
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Authors
Sadia Ameen, M. Shaheer Akhtar, Hyung Shik Shin,