Preparation and characterization of zinc oxide nanoflakes using anodization method and their photodegradation activity on methylene blue
- 27 October 2012
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Pleiades Publishing Ltd in Russian Journal of Physical Chemistry A
- Vol. 86 (13), 2041-2048
- https://doi.org/10.1134/s0036024412130171
Abstract
In this work, we report the formation of leaf-like ZnO nanoflakes by anodization of zinc foil in a mixture of ammonium sulfate and sodium hydroxide electrolytes under various applied voltage and concentration of sodium hydroxide. The morphology and structure of ZnO nanoflakes were investigated by field emission scanning electron microscopy, energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction analysis. In addition, the photocatalytic activity of the prepared nanoflakes zinc oxide was evaluated in the photodegradation of organic dye methylene blue (MB) solution under UV irradiation. It was found that zinc oxide prepared under high concentration of sodium hydroxide and high voltage showed better performance in the photodegradation of methylene blue.Keywords
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