Photocatalysis and Bandgap Engineering Using ZnO Nanocomposites
Joint Authors
Manzoor, U.
Johar, Muhammad Ali
Afzal, Rana Arslan
Alazba, A. A.
Source
Advances in Materials Science and Engineering
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-22, 22 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-11-30
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
22
Abstract EN
Nanocomposites have a great potential to work as efficient, multifunctional materials for energy conversion and photoelectrochemical reactions.
Nanocomposites may reveal more improved photocatalysis by implying the improvements of their electronic and structural properties than pure photocatalyst.
This paper presents the recent work carried out on photoelectrochemical reactions using the composite materials of ZnO with CdS, ZnO with SnO2, ZnO with TiO2, ZnO with Ag2S, and ZnO with graphene and graphene oxide.
The photocatalytic efficiency mainly depends upon the light harvesting span of a material, lifetime of photogenerated electron-hole pair, and reactive sites available in the photocatalyst.
We reviewed the UV-Vis absorption spectrum of nanocomposite and photodegradation reported by the same material and how photodegradation depends upon the factors described above.
Finally the improvement in the absorption band edge of nanocomposite material is discussed.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Johar, Muhammad Ali& Afzal, Rana Arslan& Alazba, A. A.& Manzoor, U.. 2015. Photocatalysis and Bandgap Engineering Using ZnO Nanocomposites. Advances in Materials Science and Engineering،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-22.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Johar, Muhammad Ali…[et al.]. Photocatalysis and Bandgap Engineering Using ZnO Nanocomposites. Advances in Materials Science and Engineering No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-22.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Johar, Muhammad Ali& Afzal, Rana Arslan& Alazba, A. A.& Manzoor, U.. Photocatalysis and Bandgap Engineering Using ZnO Nanocomposites. Advances in Materials Science and Engineering. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-22.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1053730
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1053730