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Easy Formation of Nanodisk-Dendritic ZnO Film via Controlled Electrodeposition Process
Joint Authors
Abd Samad, Nur Azimah
Abd Hamid, Sharifah Bee
Lai, Chin Wei
Source
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-10-26
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
A facile electrodeposition synthesis was introduced to prepare the nanodisk-dendritic ZnO film using a mixture solution of zinc chloride (ZnCl2) with potassium chloride (KCl) that acted as a directing agent.
This study aims to determine the best photoelectrochemical response for solar-induced water splitting.
Based on our results obtained, it was found that an average diagonal of nanodisk was approximately 1.70 µm with the thickness of ≈150 nm that was successfully grown on the surface of substrate.
The photocatalytic and photoelectrochemical responses of the resultant wurtzite type based-nanodisk-dendrite ZnO film as compared to the as-prepared ZnO film were monitored and evaluated.
A photocurrent density of 19.87 mA/cm2 under ultraviolet rays and 14.05 mA/cm2 under visible light (500 nm) was recorded for the newly developed nanodisk-dendritic ZnO thin film.
It was believed that nanodisk-dendritic ZnO film can harvest more incident photons from the illumination to generate more photoinduced charge carriers to trigger the photocatalytic and photoelectrochemical reactions.
Moreover, strong light scattering effects and high specific surface area of 2D nanostructures aid in the incident light absorption from any direction.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Abd Samad, Nur Azimah& Lai, Chin Wei& Abd Hamid, Sharifah Bee. 2015. Easy Formation of Nanodisk-Dendritic ZnO Film via Controlled Electrodeposition Process. Journal of Nanomaterials،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1069129
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Abd Samad, Nur Azimah…[et al.]. Easy Formation of Nanodisk-Dendritic ZnO Film via Controlled Electrodeposition Process. Journal of Nanomaterials No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1069129
American Medical Association (AMA)
Abd Samad, Nur Azimah& Lai, Chin Wei& Abd Hamid, Sharifah Bee. Easy Formation of Nanodisk-Dendritic ZnO Film via Controlled Electrodeposition Process. Journal of Nanomaterials. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1069129
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1069129