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Hierarchical CuOZnO Membranes for Environmental Applications under the Irradiation of Visible Light
Joint Authors
Bai, Hongwei
Sun, Darren Delai
Liu, Zhaoyang
Source
International Journal of Photoenergy
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-11, 11 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2011-12-18
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
11
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Solar visible light is a source of clean and cheap energy.
Herein, a new kind of hierarchical CuO/ZnO nanomaterial was synthesized using a facile process.
Characterized by FESEM, TEM, XRD, XPS, and so forth, this CuO/ZnO naomaterial shows a special hierarchical nanostructure with CuO nanoparticles grown on ZnO nanorods.
By assembling the hierarchical CuO/ZnO nanomaterials on a piece of commercial glassfiber membrane, a novel hierarchical CuO/ZnO membrane was fabricated.
This CuO/ZnO membrane demonstrated excellent environmental applications, such as improved photodegradation of contaminants and antibacterial activity, under the irradiation of visible light.
Compared with pure ZnO nanorod membrane, the improved photodegradation and antibacterial capacities of this hierarchical CuO/ZnO membrane result from the special hierarchical nanostructure of CuO/ZnO nanomaterials, which could enhance light utilization rate, enlarge specific surface area, and retard the recombination of electrons and holes at the interfacial between CuO and ZnO.
This hierarchical CuO/ZnO membrane is also easy to be regenerated by completely mineralizing the adsorbed contaminants under the irradiation of visible light.
All the above characteristics of this hierarchical CuO/ZnO membrane indicate its great potential in environmental applications with solar visible light.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Liu, Zhaoyang& Bai, Hongwei& Sun, Darren Delai. 2011. Hierarchical CuOZnO Membranes for Environmental Applications under the Irradiation of Visible Light. International Journal of Photoenergy،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-11.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Liu, Zhaoyang…[et al.]. Hierarchical CuOZnO Membranes for Environmental Applications under the Irradiation of Visible Light. International Journal of Photoenergy No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-11.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Liu, Zhaoyang& Bai, Hongwei& Sun, Darren Delai. Hierarchical CuOZnO Membranes for Environmental Applications under the Irradiation of Visible Light. International Journal of Photoenergy. 2011. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-499425
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-499425