Nanocompósitos semicondutores ZnO/TiO2: testes fotocatalíticos ZnO/TiO2 semiconductor nanocomposites: photocatalytic tests

Autor: Shirley Santana Silva, Fabiano Magalhães, Maria Terezinha C. Sansiviero
Jazyk: English<br />Spanish; Castilian<br />Portuguese
Rok vydání: 2010
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Zdroj: Química Nova, Vol 33, Iss 1, Pp 85-89 (2010)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 0100-4042
1678-7064
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-40422010000100016
Popis: Titanium dioxide is an efficient photocatalist, being possible to improve its efficiency with better charge separation which occurs when it is coupled with other semiconductors. Nanometric particles of ZnO were used to impregnate TiO2 P25 in order to optimize its photocatalytic properties. ZnO/TiO2 composites were obtained at different proportions and were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), micro-Raman and diffuse reflectance spectroscopies, measurement of surface area (BET) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Raman spectroscopy data revealed a change on the TiO2 surface due the presence of ZnO which was observed by an enlargement of TiO2 peaks and a change on the relation rate between anatase and rutile phases of the composites. The photodegradation of azo-dye Drimaren red revealed better efficiency for ZnO/TiO2 3% nanocomposite and for ZnO pure.
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