Facile low-temperature synthesis of ZnO nanopyramid and its application to photocatalytic degradation of methyl orange dye under UV irradiation

Rizwan Khan, M. Shamshi Hassan, Han Su Cho, Alexander Y. Polyakov, Myung Seob Khil, In Hwan Lee

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Abstract

ZnO nanopyramid-like nanostructures were grown by a low-temperature simple solution process. The detailed characterizations have shown that the ZnO nanostructures were single crystalline and had nanopyramid morphology with an average size of 50-100 nm. The photocatalytic activity of ZnO NPys was evaluated for use in the degradation of methyl orange (MO) dye, and exhibited ~95% MO decomposition within 150 min under UV irradiation.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)224-227
Number of pages4
JournalMaterials Letters
Volume133
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2014 Oct 15
Externally publishedYes

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
This research was supported by National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) funded by Ministry of Science, ICT & Future Planning ( 2013R1A2A2A07067688 and 2010-0019626 ).

Keywords

  • Methyl orange dye
  • Nanostructure
  • Photocatalytic activity
  • Solution process
  • ZnO

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Materials Science
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Mechanical Engineering

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