Geometrically Intricate Oxide-Based Heterostructure Over Flexible Platform: Morphology-Induced Catalytic Performance Enhancement Under UV Light

Subhasish Thakur, Soumen Maiti, Shreyasi Pal, Kalyan Kumar Chattopadhyay

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Abstract

Tailor-made heterostructural nanoform based on multiple low-dimensional frameworks not only offers manifold functionalities also bestows several novel interface phenomena. From the broad usage window of heterostructures, photocatalysis is very significant nowadays. In this work, we have realized oxide-based hybrid comprising 1D TiO2–ZnO nanoform on flexible carbon cloth via facile chemical approach. Successful presentation of the hybrid over foldable platform was established via FESEM which discloses its typical morphology. To attain a clear insight of the elemental composition EDX analysis and elemental mapping of the hybrid was also carried out. Catalytic activity of the synthesized samples under UV light illumination was inspected taking Rhodamine B as the model contaminant where the heterostructure exhibited much-improved performance as compared to the individual structural building block. Prolonged separation time of the photogenerated charge carriers in heterostructure ensures enhanced photocatalytic activity. Such work on morphology-induced catalytic performance enhancement will inspire the researchers toward creative designing of different photocatalyst comprising other multifunctional oxides.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAdvances in Communication, Devices and Networking - Proceedings of ICCDN 2017
EditorsSubir Kumar Sarkar, Rabindranath Bera, Swastika Chakraborty
PublisherSpringer Verlag
Pages21-27
Number of pages7
ISBN (Print)9789811079009
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2018
EventInternational Conference on Communication, Devices and Networking, ICCDN 2017 - Majitar, India
Duration: 3 Jun 20174 Jun 2017

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Electrical Engineering
PublisherSpringer Verlag
Volume462
ISSN (Print)1876-1100
ISSN (Electronic)1876-1119

Conference

ConferenceInternational Conference on Communication, Devices and Networking, ICCDN 2017
Country/TerritoryIndia
CityMajitar
Period3/06/174/06/17

Keywords

  • Flexible platform
  • Nanostructure
  • Photocatalysis
  • TiO
  • ZnO

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