JOURNAL ARTICLE

Hydrothermal Synthesis and Visible Light Catalytic Activity of Zn3(OH)2V2O7·2H2O/V2O5 Nanocomposites

Shifeng GanXuemin YanQifeng Yang

Year: 2014 Journal:   Synthesis and Reactivity in Inorganic Metal-Organic and Nano-Metal Chemistry Vol: 45 (1)Pages: 24-27   Publisher: Marcel Dekker

Abstract

A novel visible light-driven photocatalyst, Zn3(O-H)2V2O7·2H2O/V2O5 nanocomposites were prepared by a simple one-step hydrothermal method using NH4VO3 and Zn(CH3COO)2·2H2O as the starting materials at 180°C. The products were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM), X-ray photo-electron spectroscopy (XPS), and ultraviolet–visible (UV–vis) diffuse reflectance spectroscopy. Zn3(OH)2V2O7·2H2O/V2O5 co-mposites are irregular nanobelts structure, and the diameter of nanobelts is around 40 nm. The composite photocatalysts exhibit the enhanced visible light photocatalytic properties for degradation of methylene blue.

Keywords:
Photocatalysis High-resolution transmission electron microscopy X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy Visible spectrum Hydrothermal circulation Nanocomposite Materials science Transmission electron microscopy Diffuse reflectance infrared fourier transform Scanning electron microscope Spectroscopy Methylene blue Hydrothermal synthesis Nuclear chemistry Photochemistry Chemical engineering Catalysis Nanotechnology Chemistry Optoelectronics Composite material Organic chemistry Physics

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