DOI: 10.1002/jctb.4347. Facile synthesis of <scp>ZnO</scp> nanorods grown on graphene sheets and its enhanced photocatalytic efficiency

Facile synthesis of ZnO nanorods grown on graphene sheets and its enhanced photocatalytic efficiency

10.1002/jctb.4347

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Abstract

AbstractBACKGROUNDRecent advancements in nanoscale materials have focused on well‐designed nanocomposites that are highly oriented and organized. Three‐dimensional arrays consisting of one‐dimensional ZnO nanorods grown on reduced graphene oxide (RGO) sheets should be an efficient photocatalyst for photocatalytic hydrogen production from glycerol solution due to the increased adsorptivity of the reactant, extended light absorption range, and especially efficient charge transportation and separation.RESULTSIt was found that the calcination temperature of the ZnO seed layer had a significant influence on the morphology, surface structure, optical and electronic properties of ZnO/RGO nanocomposites. When the calcination temperature of the ZnO seed layer was 400 °C, ZnO nanorods grown on graphene sheets with C–O–Zn linkages can be achieved. This sample exhibited the highest photocatalytic H2 production rate.CONCLUSIONThe results of this study show that superior photocatalytic performance originates from the higher transfer rate of photo‐generated electrons from ZnO to RGO, and repressed recombination of the photoinduced hole–electron pairs of ZnO, which is closely related with the chemical interaction between ZnO and RGO and the concentration of Zn–O–C bonds. Moreover, the morphology of ZnO nanorods favors the directional transfer of electrons in ZnO. © 2014 Society of Chemical Industry

Bibliography

Lv, R., Wang, X., Lv, W., Xu, Y., Ge, Y., He, H., Li, G., Wu, X., Li, X., & Li, Q. (2014). Facile synthesis of ZnO nanorods grown on graphene sheets and its enhanced photocatalytic efficiency. Journal of Chemical Technology & Biotechnology, 90(3), 550â558. Portico.

Authors 10

Rong Lv (first)
Xitao Wang (additional)
Wei Lv (additional)
Yanli Xu (additional)
Yonghui Ge (additional)
Hui He (additional)
Geng Li (additional)
Xiaoqian Wu (additional)
Xu Li (additional)
Qiang Li (additional)

References 38 Referenced 54

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Type	When
Created	11 years, 6 months ago (Feb. 6, 2014, 8:33 a.m.)
Deposited	1 year, 10 months ago (Oct. 3, 2023, 1:05 p.m.)
Indexed	3 months, 1 week ago (May 16, 2025, 3:03 p.m.)
Issued	11 years, 5 months ago (March 4, 2014)
Published	11 years, 5 months ago (March 4, 2014)
Published Online	11 years, 5 months ago (March 4, 2014)
Published Print	10 years, 5 months ago (March 1, 2015)

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National Natural Science Foundation of China 10.13039/501100001809
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1. Chinese National Science Foundation
2. Natural Science Foundation of China
3. National Science Foundation of China
4. NNSF of China
5. NSF of China
6. 国家自然科学基金委员会
7. National Nature Science Foundation of China
8. Guójiā Zìrán Kēxué Jījīn Wěiyuánhuì
9. NSFC
10. NNSF
11. NNSFC
Awards1
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BibTeX

@article{Lv_2014, title={Facile synthesis of <scp>ZnO</scp> nanorods grown on graphene sheets and its enhanced photocatalytic efficiency}, volume={90}, ISSN={1097-4660}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jctb.4347}, DOI={10.1002/jctb.4347}, number={3}, journal={Journal of Chemical Technology & Biotechnology}, publisher={Wiley}, author={Lv, Rong and Wang, Xitao and Lv, Wei and Xu, Yanli and Ge, Yonghui and He, Hui and Li, Geng and Wu, Xiaoqian and Li, Xu and Li, Qiang}, year={2014}, month=mar, pages={550–558} }

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