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ZnO (Ag-N) nanorods films optimized for photocatalytic water purification

dc.contributor.author Sanchez L. es_PE
dc.contributor.author Castillo C. es_PE
dc.contributor.author Cruz W. es_PE
dc.contributor.author Yauri B. es_PE
dc.contributor.author Sosa M. es_PE
dc.contributor.author Luyo C. es_PE
dc.contributor.author Candal R. es_PE
dc.contributor.author Ponce S. es_PE
dc.contributor.author Rodriguez J.M. es_PE
dc.date.accessioned 2024-05-30T23:13:38Z
dc.date.available 2024-05-30T23:13:38Z
dc.date.issued 2019
dc.description.abstract ZnO nanorods (NRs) films, nitrogen-doped (ZnO:N), and ZnO doped with nitrogen and decorated with silver nanostructures (ZnO:N-Ag) NRs films were vertically supported on undoped and N doped ZnO seed layers by a wet chemical method. The obtained films were characterized structurally by X-ray diffraction. Morphological and elemental analysis was performed by scanning electron microscopy, including an energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy facility and their optical properties by Ultraviolet-Visible Spectroscopy. Analysis performed in the NRs films showed that the nitrogen content in the seed layer strongly affected their structure and morphology. The mean diameter of ZnO NRs ranged from 70 to 190 nm. As the nitrogen content in the seed layer increased, the mean diameter of ZnO:N NRs increased from132 to 250 nm and the diameter dispersion decreased. This diameter increase occurs simultaneously with the incorporation of nitrogen into the ZnO crystal lattice and the increase in the volume of the unit cell, calculated using the X-ray diffraction patterns and confirmed by a slight shift in the XRD angle. The diffractograms indicated that the NRs have a hexagonal wurtzite structure, with preferential growth direction along the c axis. The SEM images confirmed the presence of metallic silver in the form of nanoparticles dispersed on the NRs films. Finally, the degradation of methyl orange (MO) in an aqueous solution was studied by UV-vis irradiation of NRs films contained in the bulk of aqueous MO solutions. We found a significant enhancement of the photocatalytic degradation efficiency, with ZnO:N-Ag NRs film being more efficient than ZnO:N NRs film, and the latter better than the ZnO NRs film. © 2019 by the authors.
dc.description.sponsorship Consejo Nacional de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación Tecnológica - Concytec
dc.identifier.doi https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings9110767
dc.identifier.scopus 2-s2.0-85075546032
dc.identifier.uri https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12390/2727
dc.language.iso eng
dc.publisher MDPI AG
dc.relation.ispartof Coatings
dc.rights info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.rights.uri https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
dc.subject ZnO
dc.subject Nanorods es_PE
dc.subject Nitrogen-doped es_PE
dc.subject Photocatalysis es_PE
dc.subject Spray pyrolysis es_PE
dc.subject.ocde http://purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#2.04.01
dc.title ZnO (Ag-N) nanorods films optimized for photocatalytic water purification
dc.type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
dspace.entity.type Publication
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