Facile hydrothermal synthesis of InVO 4 microspheres and their visible-light photocatalytic activities

Tae Hoon Noh; Dong Wook Kim; Se Won Seo; In Sun Cho; Dong Hoe Kim; Hyun Soo Han; Kug Sun Hong

doi:10.1016/j.matlet.2011.12.013

Facile hydrothermal synthesis of InVO ₄ microspheres and their visible-light photocatalytic activities

Tae Hoon Noh, Dong Wook Kim, Se Won Seo, In Sun Cho, Dong Hoe Kim, Hyun Soo Han, Kug Sun Hong

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Abstract

Self-assembled three-dimensional InVO ₄ microspheres consisting of nanoparticles were synthesized by a facile template-free hydrothermal method. The resulting InVO ₄ microspheres had high crystallinity, and were of about 4.5 μm in diameter. The band-gap energy estimated from the main absorption edges of the UV-vis diffuse reflectance spectrum was 2.4 eV. Compared to the same material created via a solid-state reaction method, the InVO ₄ microspheres exhibited enhanced photocatalytic activities in the degradation of Rhodamine B(RhB) under visible light irradiation, which was mainly attributed to their higher surface area, and improved light-absorbing ability resulting from their unique morphology and variation of their crystal structure.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	98-100
Number of pages	3
Journal	Materials Letters
Volume	72
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matlet.2011.12.013
Publication status	Published - 2012 Apr 1
Externally published	Yes

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
This work was supported by the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) grant funded by the Korean government (MEST) ( 2009-0092779 ) (RIAM).

Keywords

Catalysts/catalysis
Hydrothermal synthesis
InVO4
Optical materials/properties
Photocatalysts/ photocatalysis

ASJC Scopus subject areas

General Materials Science
Condensed Matter Physics
Mechanics of Materials
Mechanical Engineering

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