A magnetically separable photocatalyst based on nest-like γ-Fe 2O 3/ZnO double-shelled hollow structures with enhanced photocatalytic activity

Yu Liu, Le Yu, Yong Hu, Changfa Guo, Fumin Zhang, Xiong Wen Lou

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Abstract

Magnetic nest-like γ-Fe 2O 3/ZnO double-shelled hollow nanostructures have been successfully synthesized via a multi-step process. The materials have been thoroughly characterized by different techniques. These interesting nest-like hollow nanostructures are composed of ZnO nanoflakes grown on the surface of γ-Fe 2O 3 hollow spheres. Importantly, these magnetic hollow nanostructures show very high visible-light photocatalytic activity for the degradation of different organic dyes including methylene blue (MB), Rhodamine-B (RhB), and methyl orange (MO). It is further demonstrated that these γ-Fe 2O 3/ZnO hybrid photocatalysts are highly stable and can be used repeatedly.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)183-187
JournalNanoscale
Volume4
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 7 Jan 2012
Externally publishedYes

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