Structural Engineering of Photocatalytic ZnO-SnO2-Fe2O3 Composites
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
3.1. DTA/TG
3.2. XRD Analysis
3.3. SEM Analysis
3.4. Photoluminescence Properties and Singlet Oxygen Photogeneration
3.5. Photocatalytic Properties
3.6. Adsorption Kinetics
4. Discussion
Author Contributions
Funding
Informed Consent Statement
Conflicts of Interest
References
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Sample | Chemical Compositions, mol. % | ||||||||
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Solutions | Composites | ||||||||
H2O | Ethanol | Zn(NO3)2 | SnCl2 | FeCl3 | PVP | ZnO | SnO2 | Fe2O3 | |
1 | 47.62 | 47.62 | 2.26 | 0.12 | - | 2.38 | 95.0 | 5.0 | - |
2 | 47.62 | 47.62 | 2.30 | 0.07 | 0.01 | 2.38 | 96.5 | 3.0 | 0.5 |
3 | 47.62 | 47.62 | 2.26 | 0.07 | 0.05 | 2.38 | 95.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 |
4 | 47.62 | 47.62 | 2.07 | 0.07 | 0.24 | 2.38 | 87.0 | 3.0 | 10.0 |
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Khomutinnikova, L.L.; Evstropiev, S.K.; Danilovich, D.P.; Meshkovskii, I.K.; Bulyga, D.V. Structural Engineering of Photocatalytic ZnO-SnO2-Fe2O3 Composites. J. Compos. Sci. 2022, 6, 331. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcs6110331
Khomutinnikova LL, Evstropiev SK, Danilovich DP, Meshkovskii IK, Bulyga DV. Structural Engineering of Photocatalytic ZnO-SnO2-Fe2O3 Composites. Journal of Composites Science. 2022; 6(11):331. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcs6110331
Chicago/Turabian StyleKhomutinnikova, Larissa L., Sergey K. Evstropiev, Dmitry P. Danilovich, Igor K. Meshkovskii, and Dmitry V. Bulyga. 2022. "Structural Engineering of Photocatalytic ZnO-SnO2-Fe2O3 Composites" Journal of Composites Science 6, no. 11: 331. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcs6110331