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Tuning composition of electrospun ZnO/CuO nanofibers: toward controllable and efficient solar photocatalytic degradation of organic pollutants
, Article Journal of Physical Chemistry C ; Volume 121, Issue 6 , 2017 , Pages 3327-3338 ; 19327447 (ISSN) ; Samadi, M ; Mahmoodi, N. M ; Pourjavadi, A ; Mehdipour, H ; Moshfegh, A. Z ; Sharif University of Technology
American Chemical Society
2017
Abstract
ZnO/CuO nanofibers, with different CuO concentrations, were fabricated by one-step electrospinning of the polymer precursor and annealing in air. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) showed smooth and beadless morphology for the synthesized nanofibers, while X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis revealed formation of hexagonal and monoclinic crystalline structure phases for ZnO and CuO nanofibers, respectively. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis confirmed the presence of CuO on the surface of ZnO nanofibers. For further confirming the formation of chemical bonds, Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy was employed. The effect of Cu contents in the overall electronic band...
Well-designed Ag/ZnO/3D graphene structure for dye removal: Adsorption, photocatalysis and physical separation capabilities
, Article Journal of Colloid and Interface Science ; Volume 537 , 2019 , Pages 66-78 ; 00219797 (ISSN) ; Samadi, M ; Asadian, E ; Zhou, Y ; Dong, C ; Zhang, J ; Moshfegh Zaker, A. R ; Sharif University of Technology
Academic Press Inc
2019
Abstract
In this research, adsorption and photocatalytic degradation process were utilized to remove organic dye from wastewater. To accomplish that, a newly-designed ternary nanostructure based on Ag nanoparticles/ZnO nanorods/three-dimensional graphene network (Ag NPs/ZnO NRs/3DG) was prepared using a combined hydrothermal-photodeposition method. The three-dimensional structure of graphene hydrogel as a support for growth of ZnO nanorods was characterized using field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM). In addition, diameter of silver nanoparticles grown on the ZnO nanorods with the average aspect ratio of 5 was determined in the range of 30–80 nm by using transmission electron microscopy...