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Mechanical-assisted preparation and photocatalytic properties of almost-visible light-driven ZnO/ZnFe2O4 nanocomposites

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 March 2014

Jiaqian Qin
Affiliation:
Metallurgy and Materials Science Research Institute, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
Yanan Xue
Affiliation:
State Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science and Technology, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao 066004, P.R. China
Xinyu Zhang
Affiliation:
State Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science and Technology, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao 066004, P.R. China
Riping Liu
Affiliation:
State Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science and Technology, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao 066004, P.R. China
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Abstract

ZnO and ZnO/ZnFe2O4 nanocomposites were synthesized by mechanical-assisted thermal decomposition method. The results show that this method is a simple and low cost method to prepare ZnO and ZnO/ ZnFe2O4 nanocomposites. The nanorod's shape and size have been identified through SEM and TEM. The photocatalytic activity of ZnO and ZnO/ZnFe2O4 nanocomposites were tested by the degradation of methylene blue (MB) in aqueous medium under almost-visible light and the efficiency of the catalyst has been discussed in detail.

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