CTAB-assisted synthesis and photocatalytic property of CuO hollow microspheres

Journal Article · Fri May 15 00:00:00 EDT 2009 · Journal of Solid State Chemistry

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jssc.2009.01.042· OSTI ID:21370382

Shunli, Wang; Hui, Xu; Liuqin, Qian; Xi, Jia; Junwei, Wang; Yangyi, Liu ^[1]

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1. Department of Physics, Center for Optoelectronics Materials and Devices, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310018 (China)

CuO hollow microspheres have been fabricated through a simple hydrothermal method in the presence of cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB). The products were characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, and scanning electron microscopy. The effects of reaction temperature, surfactant, and the molar ratio of Urea/Cu(PI) on the morphologies of the resulting products were investigated. The possible formation mechanism of CuO hollow dandelion-like architectures was proposed. The hierarchical CuO hollow microspheres exhibited a high photocatalytic activity for decolorization of Rhodamine B (RhB) under UV-light illumination. - Graphical abstract: Dandelion-like CuO hollow microspheres were fabricated through a hydrothermal method. The prepared products exhibited a high photocatalytic activity for the photocatalytic decolorization of Rhodamine B aqueous solution under UV-light illumination.

• OSTI ID: 21370382
• Journal Information: Journal of Solid State Chemistry, Journal Name: Journal of Solid State Chemistry Journal Issue: 5 Vol. 182; ISSN 0022-4596; ISSN JSSCBI
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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