Photocatalytic performance of rice grain shaped ZnO microrods under solar irradiation

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dc.contributor.author Madhusudana, Gopannagari
dc.contributor.author Kumar, Puttapati Sampath
dc.contributor.author Kumar, Dharani Praveen
dc.contributor.author Srikanth, Vadali V.S.S.
dc.contributor.author Shankar, Muthukonda V.
dc.date.accessioned 2022-03-27T04:03:44Z
dc.date.available 2022-03-27T04:03:44Z
dc.date.issued 2014-08-01
dc.description.abstract Rice grain shaped zinc oxide (ZnO) microrods are obtained following a facile solution synthesis procedure. These microrods have wurtzite crystal structure. Photocatalytic activity of as-synthesized and heat-treated (at ∼200 °C) microrods was investigated for decomposition of methylene blue (MB) dye in aqueous solution under solar light irradiation. Heat-treated microrods exhibited enhanced degradation efficiency than the as-synthesized microrods within 90 min. The photocatalytic activity enhancement is attributed to rice grain shaped morphology and enhanced interface reactions of photo-generated charge carries with MB dye and its intermediates. Recyclability test confirms stability of the catalyst under experimental conditions. © 2014 Elsevier B.V.
dc.identifier.citation Materials Letters. v.128
dc.identifier.issn 0167577X
dc.identifier.uri 10.1016/j.matlet.2014.04.113
dc.identifier.uri https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0167577X14006909
dc.identifier.uri https://dspace.uohyd.ac.in/handle/1/6091
dc.subject Hydrothermal
dc.subject Interfaces
dc.subject Keywords
dc.subject Semiconductor
dc.subject Solar energy materials
dc.subject Surfaces
dc.title Photocatalytic performance of rice grain shaped ZnO microrods under solar irradiation
dc.type Journal. Article
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