Enhanced piezo/solar-photocatalytic activity of Ag/ZnO nanotetrapods arising from the coupling of surface plasmon resonance and piezophototronic effect

Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids

Volumn 102, Issue , 2017, Pages 27-33

  Zhang, Linlin ^a   Zhu, Dan ^a   He, Haoxuan ^a   Wang, Qiang ^a   Xing, Lili ^a   Xue, Xinyu ^a  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Ag nanoparticle; Photocatalysis; Piezophototronic effect; Surface plasmon resonance; ZnO nanotetrapod

Indexed keywords

AZO DYES; CHARGE TRANSFER; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE ABSORPTION; IMAGE PROCESSING; LIGHT ABSORPTION; METAL NANOPARTICLES; NANOPARTICLES; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PLASMONS; RESONANCE; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); THERMAL EVAPORATION; ZINC OXIDE;

AG NANOPARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION; INTERFACIAL CHARGE TRANSFER; LOCALIZED SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PIEZO-PHOTOTRONIC EFFECTS; VISIBLE LIGHT ABSORPTION; ZNO NANOTETRAPOD;

SILVER;

EID: 84995579046     PISSN: 00223697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpcs.2016.11.009     Document Type: Article

References (49)

1. [1] Hoffmann, M.R., Martin, S.T., Choi, W.Y., Bahnemann, D.W., Environmental applications of semiconductor photocatalysis. Chem. Rev. 95 (1995), 69–96.
2. [2] Jang, E.S., Won, J.H., Hwang, S.J., Choy, J.H., Fine tuning of the face orientation of ZnO crystals to optimize their photocatalytic activity. Adv. Mater., 18, 2006 (3309-3012).
3. [3] Chakrabarti, S., Dutta, B.K., Photocatalytic degradation of model textile dyes in wastewater using ZnO as semiconductor catalyst. J. Hazard. Mater. 112 (2004), 269–278.
4. 2 surfaces: principles, mechanisms, and selected results. Chem. Rev. 95 (2002), 735–758.
5. [5] Peng, G., Liu, J., Sun, D.D., Ng, W., Graphene oxide–CdS composite with high photocatalytic degradation and disinfection activities under visible light irradiation. J. Hazard. Mater. 250 (2013), 412–420.
6. 4/GO heterostructure photocatalyst with dual-channel for photo-generated charges separation. J. Alloy. Compd. 630 (2015), 163–171.
7. 4 composite materials for photocatalytic H-2 evolution under visible light irradiation. J. Alloy. Compd. 509 (2011), L26–L29.
8. 4 composites with enhanced and stable visible light photocatalytic activity. J. Alloy. Compd. 590 (2014), 9–14.
9. [9] Ma, L., Liang, S., Liu, X.L., Yang, D.J., Zhou, L., Wang, Q.Q., Synthesis of dumbbell-like gold-metal sulfide core-shell nanorods with largely enhanced transverse plasmon resonance in visible region and efficiently improved photocatalytic activity. Adv. Funct. Mater. 25 (2015), 898–904.
10. [10] Guo, M.Y., Ng, A.M.C., Liu, F.Z., Djurisic, A.B., Chan, W.K., Su, H.M., Wong, K.S., Effect of native defects on photocatalytic properties of ZnO. J. Phys. Chem. C 115 (2011), 11095–11101.
11. [11] Qiu, Y.C., Yan, K.Y., Deng, H., Yang, S.H., Secondary branching and nitrogen doping of ZnO nanotetrapods: buildingbuilding a highly active network for photoelectrochemical water splitting. Nano Lett. 12 (2012), 407–413.
12. [12] Inamdar, S., Ganbavle, V., Shaikh, S., Rajpure, K., Effect of the buffer layer on the metal-semiconductor-metal UV photodetector based on Al-doped and undoped ZnO thin films with different device structures. Phys. Status Solidi A 212 (2015), 1704–1712.
13. [13] Chen, W., Zhang, H.F., Hsing, I.M., Yang, S.H., A new photoanode architecture of dye sensitized solar cell based on ZnO nanotetrapods with no need for calcination. Electrochem. Commun. 11 (2009), 1057–1060.
14. [14] Jia, T.K., Wang, W.M., Long, F., Fu, Z.Y., Wang, H., Zhang, Q.J., Fabrication, characterization and photocatalytic activity of La-doped ZnO nanowires. J. Alloy. Compd. 484 (2009), 410–415.
15. [15] Zhang, W.L., Sun, Y.G., Xiao, Z.Y., Li, W.Y., Li, B., Huang, X.J., Liu, X.J., Hu, J.Q., Heterostructures of CuS nanoparticle/ZnO nanorod arrays on carbon fibers with improved visible and solar light photocatalytic properties. J. Mater. Chem. A 3 (2015), 7304–7313.
16. 2 synthesized by mechanical alloying. J. Alloy. Compd. 375 (2004), 259–264.
17. 2. Appl. Surf. Sci. 255 (2008), 2478–2484.
18. [18] Xue, X.Y., Zang, W.L., Deng, P., Wang, Q., Xing, L.L., Zhang, Y., Wang, Z.L., Piezo-potential enhanced photocatalytic degradation of organic dye using ZnO nanowires. Nano Energy 13 (2015), 414–422.
19. [19] Li, H.D., Sang, Y.H., Chang, S.J., Huang, X., Zhang, Y., Yang, R.S., Jiang, H.D., Liu, H., Wang, Z.L., Enhanced ferroelectric-nanocrystal-based hybrid photocatalysis by ultrasonic-wave-generated piezophototronic effect. Nano Lett. 15 (2015), 2372–2379.
20. [20] Moussa, H., Girot, E., Mozet, K., Alem, H., Medjandi, G., Schneider, R., ZnO rods/reduced graphene oxide composites prepared via a solvothermal reaction for efficient sunlight-driven photocatalysis. Appl. Catal. B 185 (2016), 11–21.
21. [21] Georgekutty, R., Seery, M.K., Pillai, S.C., A highly efficient Ag-ZnO photocatalyst: synthesis,synthesis, properties, and mechanism. J. Phys. Chem. C 112 (2008), 13563–13570.
22. 3-influence on the carrier separation and stern layer formation. Chem. Mater. 25 (2013), 4215–4223.
23. [23] Zhang, H.J., Chen, G.H., Bahnemann, D.W., Photoelectrocatalytic materials for environmental applications. J. Mater. Chem. 19 (2009), 5089–5121.
24. [24] Dong, Y.M., Feng, C.Y., Jiang, P.P., Wang, G.L., Li, K., Miao, H.Y., Simple one-pot synthesis of ZnO/Ag heterostructures and the application in visible-light-responsive photocatalysis. RSC Adv. 4 (2014), 7340–7346.
25. [25] Hou, X.M., ZnO/Ag heterostructured nanoassemblies: wet-chemical preparation and improved visible-light photocatalytic performance. Mater. Lett. 139 (2015), 201–204.
26. 3 heterostructures for superior visible-light-driven photocatalysis. Appl. Catal. B 184 (2016), 1–11.
27. [27] Feng, W.H., Wang, B., Zheng, Z.Y., Fang, Z.B., Wang, Z.F., Zhang, S.Y., Li, Y.H., Liu, P., Predictive model for optimizing the near-field electromagnetic energy transfer in plasmonic nanostructure-involved photocatalysts. Appl. Catal. B 186 (2016), 143–150.
28. [28] Newton, M.C., Warburton, P.A., ZnO tetrapod nanocrystals. Mater. Today 10 (2007), 50–54.
29. [29] Liu, X., Li, W.B., Chen, N., Xing, X.X., Dong, C.J., Wang, Y.D., Ag-ZnO heterostructure nanoparticles with plasmon-enhanced catalytic degradation for Congo red under visible light. RSC Adv. 5 (2015), 34456–34465.
30. [30] Lee, S.H., Bae, J., Lee, S.W., Jang, J.W., Improvement of polypyrrole nanowire devices by plasmonic space charge generation: high photocurrent and wide spectral response by Ag nanoparticle decoration. Nanoscale 7 (2015), 17328–17337.
31. [31] Ye, L.Q., Liu, J.Y., Gong, C.Q., Tian, L.H., Peng, T.Y., Zan, L., Two different roles of metallic Ag on Ag/AgX/BiOX (X = Cl, Br) visible light photocatalysts: surfacesurface plasmon resonance and Z-scheme bridge. ACS Catal. 2 (2012), 1677–1683.
32. [32] Han, Z.Z., Ren, L.L., Cui, Z.H., Chen, C.Q., Pan, H.B., Chen, J.Z., Ag/ZnO flower heterostructures as a visible-light driven photocatalyst via surface plasmon resonance. Appl. Catal. B 126 (2012), 298–305.
33. [33] Hung, S.T., Chang, C.J., Hsu, M.H., Improved photocatalytic performance of ZnO nanograss decorated pore-array films by surface texture modification and silver nanoparticle deposition. J. Hazard. Mater. 198 (2011), 307–316.
34. [34] Karunakaran, C., Rajeswari, V., Gomathisankar, P., Antibacterial and photocatalytic activities of sonochemically prepared ZnO and Ag-ZnO. J. Alloy. Compd. 508 (2010), 587–591.
35. [35] Lin, D.D., Wu, H., Zhang, R., Pan, W., Enhanced Photocatalysis of Electrospun Ag-ZnO Heterostructured Nanofibers. Chem. Mater. 21 (2009), 3479–3484.
36. [36] Kuriakose, S., Choudhary, V., Satpati, B., Mohapatra, S., Facile synthesis of Ag-ZnO hybrid nanospindles for highly efficient photocatalytic degradation of methyl orange. Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 16 (2014), 17560–17568.
37. [37] Huang, Q.L., Zhang, Q.T., Yuan, S.S., Zhang, Y.C., Zhang, M., One-pot facile synthesis of branched Ag-ZnO heterojunction nanostructure as highly efficient photocatalytic catalyst. Appl. Surf. Sci. 353 (2015), 949–957.
38. [38] Chang, X.T., Li, Z.L., Zhai, X.X., Sun, S.B., Gu, D.X., Dong, L.H., Yin, Y.S., Zhu, Y.Q., Efficient synthesis of sunlight-driven ZnO-based heterogeneous photocatalysts. Mater. Des. 98 (2016), 324–332.
39. [39] Dong, S.Y., Feng, J.L., Fan, M.H., Pi, Y.Q., Hu, L.M., Han, X., Liu, M.L., Sun, J.Y., Recent developments in heterogeneous photocatalytic water treatment using visible light-responsive photocatalysts: a review. RSC Adv. 5 (2015), 14610–14630.
40. 5-loaded ZnO nanorods. Dalton Trans. 44 (2015), 4671–4678.
41. 4 nanoparticles for magnetically recoverable photocatalysis. J. Alloy. Compd. 665 (2016), 404–410.
42. [42] Xue, X., Zang, W., Deng, P., Wang, Q., Xing, L., Zhang, Y., Wang, Z.L., Piezo-potential enhanced photocatalytic degradation of organic dye using ZnO nanowires. Nano Energy 13 (2015), 414–422.
43. 2 composites. Adv. Mater. 21 (2009), 2233–2239.
44. [44] Mu, J.B., Shao, C.L., Guo, Z.C., Zhang, Z.Y., Zhang, M.Y., Zhang, P., Chen, B., Liu, Y.C., High Photocatalytic activity of ZnO-carbon nanofiber heteroarchitectures. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 3 (2011), 590–596.
45. 4 fabricated by directly heating melamine. Langmuir 25 (2009), 10397–10401.
46. [46] Gaya, U.I., Abdullah, A.H., Heterogeneous photocatalytic degradation of organic contaminants over titanium dioxide: a review of fundamentals, progress and problems. J. Photochem. Photobiol. C 9 (2008), 1–12.
47. 2-carbon composite materials?. ACS Nano 4 (2010), 7303–7314.
48. 2 and ZnO as catalysts. Appl. Catal. B 59 (2005), 81–89.
49. [49] Mu, J., Shao, C., Guo, Z., Zhang, Z., Zhang, M., Zhang, P., Chen, B., Liu, Y., High photocatalytic activity of ZnO-carbon nanofiber heteroarchitectures. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 3 (2011), 590–596.