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Title: Hydrothermal synthesis, characterization, and photocatalytic properties of Zn{sub 2}SnO{sub 4}

Abstract

Nanosized Zn{sub 2}SnO{sub 4} (ZTO) particles were successfully synthesized by a simple hydrothermal process in water/ethylene glycol mixed solution using amines (ethylamine, n-butylamine, n-hexylamine, and n-octylamine) as mineralizer. The products were characterized by X-ray diffractions (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and N{sub 2} adsorption. The results indicated that the hydrothermal conditions, such as alkaline concentration (n-butylamine), reaction temperature, solvent composition, and the kind of amines, had an important influence on the composition, crystallinity, and morphology of the product. The as-synthesized ZTO samples exhibited high activities and durabilities for photodegradation of methyl orange and the activities were mainly affected by the crystallinities of the samples. A hexagonal-shaped ZTO (H-ZTO) sample was prepared in 0.53 M of n-butylamine solution at 180 deg. C for 20 h and its optical properties were characterized by UV-Vis diffuse reflectance and Photoluminescence (PL) spectra. Furthermore, the photocatalytic H{sub 2} evolution reaction from ethanol aqueous solution over H-ZTO was also investigated. - Graphical abstract: Nanosized Zn{sub 2}SnO{sub 4} (ZTO) was successfully synthesized by hydrothermal process. Photocatalytic test showed that the samples exhibited high activity and durability for photodegradation of methyl orange (MO) and photocatalytic production H{sub 2} from ethanol aqueous solution.

Authors:
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  1. State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Photocatalysis, Research Institute of Photocatalysis, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350002 (China)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
21212223
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Journal of Solid State Chemistry
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 182; Journal Issue: 3; Other Information: DOI: 10.1016/j.jssc.2008.11.029; PII: S0022-4596(08)00567-7; Copyright (c) 2008 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); Journal ID: ISSN 0022-4596
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY; ADSORPTION; AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS; ETHANOL; GLYCOLS; HYDROTHERMAL SYNTHESIS; MORPHOLOGY; NANOSTRUCTURES; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SPECTRA; TEMPERATURE RANGE 0400-1000 K; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X-RAY DIFFRACTION

Citation Formats

Xianliang, Fu, Wang Xuxu, Jinlin, Long, Zhengxin, Ding, Tingjiang, Yan, Guoying, Zhang, Zizhong, Zhang, Huaxiang, Lin, and Fu Xianzhi. Hydrothermal synthesis, characterization, and photocatalytic properties of Zn{sub 2}SnO{sub 4}. United States: N. p., 2009. Web.
Xianliang, Fu, Wang Xuxu, Jinlin, Long, Zhengxin, Ding, Tingjiang, Yan, Guoying, Zhang, Zizhong, Zhang, Huaxiang, Lin, & Fu Xianzhi. Hydrothermal synthesis, characterization, and photocatalytic properties of Zn{sub 2}SnO{sub 4}. United States.
Xianliang, Fu, Wang Xuxu, Jinlin, Long, Zhengxin, Ding, Tingjiang, Yan, Guoying, Zhang, Zizhong, Zhang, Huaxiang, Lin, and Fu Xianzhi. 2009. "Hydrothermal synthesis, characterization, and photocatalytic properties of Zn{sub 2}SnO{sub 4}". United States.
@article{osti_21212223,
title = {Hydrothermal synthesis, characterization, and photocatalytic properties of Zn{sub 2}SnO{sub 4}},
author = {Xianliang, Fu and Wang Xuxu and Jinlin, Long and Zhengxin, Ding and Tingjiang, Yan and Guoying, Zhang and Zizhong, Zhang and Huaxiang, Lin and Fu Xianzhi},
abstractNote = {Nanosized Zn{sub 2}SnO{sub 4} (ZTO) particles were successfully synthesized by a simple hydrothermal process in water/ethylene glycol mixed solution using amines (ethylamine, n-butylamine, n-hexylamine, and n-octylamine) as mineralizer. The products were characterized by X-ray diffractions (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and N{sub 2} adsorption. The results indicated that the hydrothermal conditions, such as alkaline concentration (n-butylamine), reaction temperature, solvent composition, and the kind of amines, had an important influence on the composition, crystallinity, and morphology of the product. The as-synthesized ZTO samples exhibited high activities and durabilities for photodegradation of methyl orange and the activities were mainly affected by the crystallinities of the samples. A hexagonal-shaped ZTO (H-ZTO) sample was prepared in 0.53 M of n-butylamine solution at 180 deg. C for 20 h and its optical properties were characterized by UV-Vis diffuse reflectance and Photoluminescence (PL) spectra. Furthermore, the photocatalytic H{sub 2} evolution reaction from ethanol aqueous solution over H-ZTO was also investigated. - Graphical abstract: Nanosized Zn{sub 2}SnO{sub 4} (ZTO) was successfully synthesized by hydrothermal process. Photocatalytic test showed that the samples exhibited high activity and durability for photodegradation of methyl orange (MO) and photocatalytic production H{sub 2} from ethanol aqueous solution.},
doi = {},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/21212223}, journal = {Journal of Solid State Chemistry},
issn = {0022-4596},
number = 3,
volume = 182,
place = {United States},
year = {Sun Mar 15 00:00:00 EDT 2009},
month = {Sun Mar 15 00:00:00 EDT 2009}
}