Micro-emulsion-assisted synthesis of ZnS nanospheres and their photocatalytic activity
- Department of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024 (China)
ZnS nanospheres with rough surface were synthesized by using a micro-emulsion-assisted solvothemal process. The molar ratio of [water]/[surfactant] played an important role in controlling the size of the ZnS nanospheres. X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), field emission-scanning electron microscope (FE-SEM), and selected area electron diffraction (SAED) were used for the characterization of the resulting ZnS nanospheres. A possible formation mechanism was proposed. These ZnS nanospheres exhibited a good photocatalytic activity for degradation of an aqueous p-nitrophenol solution and the total organic carbon (TOC) of the degradation product has also been investigated.
- OSTI ID:
- 21143978
- Journal Information:
- Materials Research Bulletin, Vol. 43, Issue 11; Other Information: DOI: 10.1016/j.materresbull.2007.11.016; PII: S0025-5408(07)00511-9; Copyright (c) 2007 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0025-5408
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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