Synthesis of ZnO–Pt nanoflowers and their photocatalytic applications
- 14 April 2010
- journal article
- Published by IOP Publishing in Nanotechnology
- Vol. 21 (18), 185606
- https://doi.org/10.1088/0957-4484/21/18/185606
Abstract
The photocatalytic behaviors of ZnO nanoparticles have been intensively studied recently. However, the photocatalytic efficiency of pure ZnO nanoparticles always suffers from the quick recombination of photoexcited electrons and holes. In order to suppress the electron-hole recombination and then raise the photocatalytic efficiency of ZnO, metal nanoparticles have been combined with ZnO to form ZnO-metal heterostructures. In this work, the feasibility of synthesizing ZnO-Pt composite nanoflowers for optimized catalytic properties was studied. Three different Pt nanocrystals, i.e. cubic Pt nanocrystals enclosed by {100} facets, octahedral Pt nanocrystals enclosed by {111} facets, and truncated octahedral Pt nanocrystals enclosed by both {111} and {100} facets, were selected as seeds for epitaxial growth of ZnO. A ZnO-Pt flowerlike nanostructure was formed by selective growth of ZnO nanolobes at {111} facets of the truncated octahedral Pt nanocrystals. The resultant nanoflowers had well defined ZnO-Pt interfaces and exposed Pt {100} facets, as confirmed by transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and high-resolution TEM (HRTEM) measurements. The photocatalytic behaviors of the resultant ZnO-Pt nanoflowers were demonstrated in the photodegradation of ethyl violet. In comparison with the commercial TiO(2) photocatalyst P25, the ZnO-Pt flowerlike nanostructures showed improved catalytic efficiency. Notable ferromagnetism of the obtained ZnO-Pt flowerlike nanostructures was also observed. It is believed that the ZnO-Pt interface played an important role in the enlarged magnetic coercivity of the ZnO-Pt nanoflowers.Keywords
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