Zinc phthalocyanine hierarchical nanostructure with hollow interior space: Solvent–thermal synthesis and high visible photocatalytic property

A novel zinc phthalocyanine (ZnPc) hierarchical nanostructure with hollow interior space has been successfully obtained by a facile ethylene glycol solvent–thermal synthetic route. The as-obtained products were characterized by field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), IR spectrum, UV–vis spectrum, Brunauer–Emmett–Teller analysis and contact angle measurement. It was indicated that the ZnPc micro-rectangular tubes with hollow interior space were built from densely nanosheets with a thickness of about 20 nm. The obtained ZnPc showed high visible photocatalytic property to degrade rhodamine B (RB), which could be ascribed to the contribution of hierarchical nanostructure, high crystallinity and super-hydrophobic property.

Graphical abstractThe ZnPc micro-rectangular tubes with hollow interior space are built from densely nanosheets showing super-hydrophobicity and high visible photocatalytic property.Figure optionsDownload full-size imageDownload high-quality image (80 K)Download as PowerPoint slide