Facile Fabrication of ZnO/TiO2 Heterogeneous Nanofibres and Their Photocatalytic Behaviour and Mechanism towards Rhodamine B
In this study, novel titanium dioxide (TiO2) and zinc oxide (ZnO) hybrid photocatalysts in the form of nanofibres were fabricated by a facile method using electrospinning followed by a calcination process. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray diffraction...
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| author | JiaDong Chen WeiSha Liao Ying Jiang DanNi Yu MeiLing Zou Han Zhu Ming Zhang MingLiang Du |
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| description | In this study, novel titanium dioxide (TiO2) and zinc oxide (ZnO) hybrid photocatalysts in the form of nanofibres were fabricated by a facile method using electrospinning followed by a calcination process. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) were employed to investigate the morphology and structure of the heterogeneous nanofi‐ bres. The photocatalytic performances were evaluated via the photodegradation of Rhodamine B (RhB) under irradiation with UV light. Due to the low recombination rate of photo-induced charge carriers, the high utilization efficiency of UV light and the large contact area with the target molecules, the ZnO/TiO2 hybrid nanofibres exhibit‐ ed high catalytic activity towards the Rhodamine B, and the amount of Zn(OAc)2 in the precursor of these nanofibres played an important role in determining the photo decom‐ position performance. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e2df1d4a6bc04faabb755fff4c07af8d2025-08-20T03:21:06ZengWileyNanomaterials and Nanotechnology1847-98042016-02-0169http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/6229149915Facile Fabrication of ZnO/TiO2 Heterogeneous Nanofibres and Their Photocatalytic Behaviour and Mechanism towards Rhodamine BJiaDong ChenWeiSha LiaoYing JiangDanNi YuMeiLing ZouHan ZhuMing ZhangMingLiang DuIn this study, novel titanium dioxide (TiO2) and zinc oxide (ZnO) hybrid photocatalysts in the form of nanofibres were fabricated by a facile method using electrospinning followed by a calcination process. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) were employed to investigate the morphology and structure of the heterogeneous nanofi‐ bres. The photocatalytic performances were evaluated via the photodegradation of Rhodamine B (RhB) under irradiation with UV light. Due to the low recombination rate of photo-induced charge carriers, the high utilization efficiency of UV light and the large contact area with the target molecules, the ZnO/TiO2 hybrid nanofibres exhibit‐ ed high catalytic activity towards the Rhodamine B, and the amount of Zn(OAc)2 in the precursor of these nanofibres played an important role in determining the photo decom‐ position performance.http://www.intechopen.com/journals/nanomaterials_and_nanotechnology/facile-fabrication-of-zno-tio2-heterogeneous-nanofibres-and-their-photocatalytic-behaviour-and-mechaNanofibresPhotocatalytic ActivitiesZinc OxideTitanium DioxideRhodamine B |
| spellingShingle | JiaDong Chen WeiSha Liao Ying Jiang DanNi Yu MeiLing Zou Han Zhu Ming Zhang MingLiang Du Facile Fabrication of ZnO/TiO2 Heterogeneous Nanofibres and Their Photocatalytic Behaviour and Mechanism towards Rhodamine B Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology Nanofibres Photocatalytic Activities Zinc Oxide Titanium Dioxide Rhodamine B |
| title | Facile Fabrication of ZnO/TiO2 Heterogeneous Nanofibres and Their Photocatalytic Behaviour and Mechanism towards Rhodamine B |
| title_full | Facile Fabrication of ZnO/TiO2 Heterogeneous Nanofibres and Their Photocatalytic Behaviour and Mechanism towards Rhodamine B |
| title_fullStr | Facile Fabrication of ZnO/TiO2 Heterogeneous Nanofibres and Their Photocatalytic Behaviour and Mechanism towards Rhodamine B |
| title_full_unstemmed | Facile Fabrication of ZnO/TiO2 Heterogeneous Nanofibres and Their Photocatalytic Behaviour and Mechanism towards Rhodamine B |
| title_short | Facile Fabrication of ZnO/TiO2 Heterogeneous Nanofibres and Their Photocatalytic Behaviour and Mechanism towards Rhodamine B |
| title_sort | facile fabrication of zno tio2 heterogeneous nanofibres and their photocatalytic behaviour and mechanism towards rhodamine b |
| topic | Nanofibres Photocatalytic Activities Zinc Oxide Titanium Dioxide Rhodamine B |
| url | http://www.intechopen.com/journals/nanomaterials_and_nanotechnology/facile-fabrication-of-zno-tio2-heterogeneous-nanofibres-and-their-photocatalytic-behaviour-and-mecha |
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