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Green synthesis of the reduced graphene oxide-CuI quasi-shell-core nanocomposite: A highly efficient and stable solar-light-induced catalyst for organic dye degradation in water

Author(s)
Choi, JihaReddy, D. AmaranathaIslam, M. JahurulSeo, BoraJoo, Sang HoonKim, Tae Kyu
Issued Date
2015-12
DOI
10.1016/j.apsusc.2015.07.170
URI
https://scholarworks.unist.ac.kr/handle/201301/16692
Fulltext
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0169433215017377
Citation
APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE, v.358, pp.159 - 167
Abstract
Surfactant-free, reduced graphene oxide (RGO)-CuI quasi-shell-core nanocomposites were successfully synthesized using ultra-sonication assisted chemical method at room temperature. The morphologies, structures and optical properties of the CuI and CuI-RGO nanocomposites were characterized by transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), Fourier-transformed infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), UV-visible absorption spectroscopy, and photoluminescence (PL) spectroscopy. Morphological and structural analyses indicated that the CuI-RGO core-shell nanocomposites comprise single-crystalline face-centered cubic phase CuI nanostructures, coated with a thin RGO quasi-shell. Photocatalysis experiments revealed that the as-synthesized CuI-RGO nanocomposites exhibit remarkably enhanced photocatalytic activities and stabilities for photo degradation of Rhodamine-B (RhB) organic dye under simulated solar light irradiation. The photo degradation ability is strongly affected by the concentration of RGO in the nanocomposites; the highest photodegradation rate was obtained at a graphene loading content of 2mgmL-1 nanocomposite. The remarkable photocatalytic performance of the CuI-RGO nanocomposites mainly originates from their unique adsorption and electron-accepting and electron-transporting properties of RGO. The present work provides a novel green synthetic route to producing CuI-RGO nanocomposites without toxic solvents or reducing agents, thereby providing highly efficient and stable solar light-induced RGO-CuI quasi-shell-core nanocomposites for organic dye photo degradation in water. © 2015 Elsevier B.V
Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
ISSN
0169-4332
Keyword (Author)
CuI-RGO nanocompositeRetrievable photocatalystRhodamine-B photodegradationSimulated sunlightWater remediation
Keyword
PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITYMETHYLENE-BLUEDOPED TIO2COMPOSITEADSORPTIONSTABILITYZNSNANOPARTICLESREMOVAL

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