In:
Environmental Progress & Sustainable Energy, Wiley, Vol. 34, No. 1 ( 2015-01), p. 74-80
Abstract:
One dimensional (1D) ZnO nanorods were successfully synthesized via a facile solution route by refluxing their acetate precursors in diethylene glycol medium at 160°C. The as‐prepared ZnO nanorods were characterized by field emission scanning electron microscopy, X‐ray diffraction, and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. Experimental results demonstrated that the resultant products showed a 1D rod‐like hexagonal wurtzite crystal structure with diameters of about 5 nm and lengths of up to 100–200 nm. A possible growth mechanism of ZnO nanorods was tentatively proposed. Photocatalytic measurements demonstrated that the as‐prepared ZnO nanorods showed higher photocatalytic activities than the commercial photocatalyst TiO 2 P25 nanoparticles. In addition, the effect of solution pH values and initial solution concentrations on the photocatalytic activities of as‐prepared ZnO nanorods was also evaluated. © 2014 American Institute of Chemical Engineers Environ Prog, 34: 74–80, 2015
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
1944-7442
,
1944-7450
Language:
English
Publisher:
Wiley
Publication Date:
2015
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2462324-6
SSG:
21
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