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ArticleNanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2019

Facile Synthesis of SnO₂ Aerogel/Reduced Graphene Oxide Nanocomposites via in Situ Annealing for the Photocatalytic Degradation of Methyl Orange.

Taehee Kim, Vinayak G Parale, Hae-Noo-Ree Jung, Younghun Kim, Zied Driss, Dorra Driss, Abdallah Bouabidi, Souhir Euchy, Hyung-Ho Park

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Article in Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland), 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Taehee KimDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, Yonsei University, Seoul 03722, Korea. taehee-kim@yonsei.ac.kr.
Vinayak G ParaleDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, Yonsei University, Seoul 03722, Korea. vinayakparale3@gmail.com.
Hae-Noo-Ree JungDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, Yonsei University, Seoul 03722, Korea. nuri_j@yonsei.ac.kr.
Younghun KimDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, Yonsei University, Seoul 03722, Korea. younghun_kim@yonsei.ac.kr.
Zied DrissLaboratory of Electromechanical Systems (LASEM), National School of Engineers of Sfax (ENIS), University of Sfax, PO Box 1173, Route Soukra km 3.5, 3038 Sfax, Tunisia. zied.driss@enis.tn.
Dorra DrissLaboratory of Molecular and Cellular Screening Processes, Centre of Biotechnology of Sfax (CBS), University of Sfax, PO Box 1177, Road Sidi Mansour km 6, 3018 Sfax, Tunisia. dorra_driss@yahoo.fr.
Abdallah BouabidiLaboratory of Electromechanical Systems (LASEM), National School of Engineers of Sfax (ENIS), University of Sfax, PO Box 1173, Route Soukra km 3.5, 3038 Sfax, Tunisia. bouabidi_abdallah@yahoo.fr.
Souhir EuchyLaboratory of Electromechanical Systems (LASEM), National School of Engineers of Sfax (ENIS), University of Sfax, PO Box 1173, Route Soukra km 3.5, 3038 Sfax, Tunisia. echi.souhir@yahoo.com.
Hyung-Ho ParkDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, Yonsei University, Seoul 03722, Korea. hhpark@yonsei.ac.kr.ORCID 0000-0001-5540-5433

Funding

Ministry of Science, Technology & ICT 2017K1A3A1A09085891
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

SnO₂ aerogel/reduced graphene oxide (rGO) nanocomposites were synthesized using the sol⁻gel method. A homogeneous dispersion of graphene oxide (GO) flakes in a tin precursor solution was captured in a three-dimensional network SnO₂ aerogel matrix and successively underwent supercritical alcohol drying followed by the in situ thermal reduction of GO, resulting in SnO₂ aerogel/rGO nanocomposites. The chemical interaction between aerogel matrix and GO functional groups was confirmed by a peak shift in the Fourier transform infrared spectra and a change in the optical bandgap of the diffuse reflectance spectra. The role of rGO in 3D aerogel structure was studied in terms of photocatalytic activity with detailed mechanism of the enhancement such as electron transfer between the GO and SnO₂. In addition, the photocatalytic activity of these nanocomposites in the methyl orange degradation varied depending on the amount of rGO loading in the SnO₂ aerogel matrix; an appropriate amount of rGO was required for the highest enhancement in the photocatalytic activity of the SnO₂ aerogel. The proposed nanocomposites could be a useful solution against water pollutants.

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graphene oxidenanocompositephotocatalysisSnO2 aerogelsol–gel method

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PMID30836632
PMCPMC6473939

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