Hydrothermal synthesis of TiO{sub 2}-ZnO-graphene nanocomposite towards photocatalytic and photovoltaic applications
- Department of Laser Studies, School of Physics, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai-625021 (India)
Titanium dioxide (TiO{sub 2}) - Zinc oxide (ZnO) - Graphene (G) nanocomposite was successfully synthesized through facile hydrothermal method. The X-ray diffraction (XRD) pattern and the micro-Raman spectroscopic technique revealed the formation of TiO{sub 2}-ZnO-Graphene (TZG) nanocomposite. The ZnO and TiO{sub 2} nanoparticles decorated graphene sheets were clearly noticeable in the Field Emission Scanning Electron Micrograph (FE-SEM). The UV-Visible absorption spectra clearly indicated that the formation of TZG nanocomposite enriched the absorption in the visible region. Hence, the prepared nanocomposite can be used as photocatalyst to remove organic dyes from water and as photoanode in the fabrication of dye sensitized solar cells (DSSCs)
- OSTI ID:
- 22490541
- Journal Information:
- AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 1665, Issue 1; Conference: 59. DAE solid state physics symposium 2014, Tamilnadu (India), 16-20 Dec 2014; Other Information: (c) 2015 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0094-243X
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY
ABSORPTION SPECTRA
ELECTRON SCANNING
FIELD EMISSION
GRAPHENE
HYDROTHERMAL SYNTHESIS
NANOCOMPOSITES
NANOPARTICLES
PHOTOCATALYSIS
PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECT
RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY
SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
SOLAR CELLS
TITANIUM OXIDES
X-RAY DIFFRACTION
ZINC OXIDES