Degradation of ZnO Nanostructures Interface by Effect of Photocatalytic Activity in Methylene Blue

A. R. Mendoza-Sánchez, Y. M. Hernández-Rodríguez, Oscar E. Cigarroa-Mayorga

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Abstract

Understanding the degradation of photocatalytic materials is important in many applications. In this research, the degradation of ZnO nanostructures in two morphologies was analyzed. Nanostructures were raised by thermal oxidation and morphologies were influenced by different concentrations of nitric acid etching. The photocatalytic response of the two kinds of ZnO morphologies were evaluated in methylene blue dye. The crystalline structure in the edge of nanostructures experiment an amorphization proved by high resolution transmission electron microscopy images of ZnO before and after photocatalytic degradation.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2021 IEEE International Summer Power Meeting/International Meeting on Communications and Computing, RVP-AI/ROC and C 2021
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)9781665494595
DOIs
StatePublished - 2021
Event2021 IEEE International Summer Power Meeting/International Meeting on Communications and Computing, RVP-AI/ROC and C 2021 - Acapulco, Mexico
Duration: 14 Nov 202118 Nov 2021

Publication series

Name2021 IEEE International Summer Power Meeting/International Meeting on Communications and Computing, RVP-AI/ROC and C 2021

Conference

Conference2021 IEEE International Summer Power Meeting/International Meeting on Communications and Computing, RVP-AI/ROC and C 2021
Country/TerritoryMexico
CityAcapulco
Period14/11/2118/11/21

Keywords

  • amorphization
  • nitric acid etching
  • photocatalytic response
  • thermal oxidation

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