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ArticleMicromachines2023

ZnO/Graphene Composite from Solvent-Exfoliated Few-Layer Graphene Nanosheets for Photocatalytic Dye Degradation under Sunlight Irradiation.

Vasanthi Venkidusamy, Sivanantham Nallusamy, Gopalakrishnan Nammalvar, Ramakrishnan Veerabahu, Arun Thirumurugan, Chidhambaram Natarajan, Shanmuga Sundar Dhanabalan, Durga Prasad Pabba, Carolina Venegas Abarzúa, Sathish-Kumar Kamaraj

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Article in Micromachines, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Vasanthi VenkidusamyDepartment of Physics, National Institute of Technology-Tiruchirappalli, Tiruchirappalli 620015, India.ORCID 0000-0002-4001-8147
Sivanantham NallusamyDepartment of Physics, K. Ramakrishnan College of Engineering, Tiruchirappalli 621112, India.
Gopalakrishnan NammalvarDepartment of Physics, National Institute of Technology-Tiruchirappalli, Tiruchirappalli 620015, India.
Ramakrishnan VeerabahuSchool of Physics, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai 625021, India.
Arun ThirumuruganSede Vallenar, Universidad de Atacama, Costanera #105, Vallenar 1612178, Chile.ORCID 0000-0001-7261-988X
Chidhambaram NatarajanDepartment of Physics, Rajah Serfoji Government College (Autonomous), Thanjavur 613005, India.ORCID 0000-0001-8817-6622
Shanmuga Sundar DhanabalanFunctional Materials and Microsystems Research Group, RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC 3000, Australia.
Durga Prasad PabbaDepartamento de Ingeniería Mecánica, Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad Tecnologica Metropolitana, Santiago 8330378, Chile.ORCID 0000-0002-4880-2833
Carolina Venegas AbarzúaSede Vallenar, Universidad de Atacama, Costanera #105, Vallenar 1612178, Chile.
Sathish-Kumar KamarajCentro de Investigación en Ciencia Aplicada y Tecnología Avanzada (CICATA)-Unidad Altamira, Instituto Politécnico Nacional (IPN), Carretera Tampico-Puerto Industrial Altamira Km 14.5, C. Manzano, Industrial Altamira, Altamira 89600, Mexico.ORCID 0000-0001-5145-6962

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

ZnO/graphene nanocomposites were prepared using a facile approach. Graphene nanosheets were prepared by ultrasonication-based liquid phase exfoliation of graphite powder in a low boiling point organic solvent, 1,2-Dichloroethane, for the preparation of ZnO/graphene nanocomposites. Structural properties of the synthesized ZnO/graphene nanocomposites were studied through powder XRD and micro-Raman analysis. The characteristic Raman active modes of ZnO and graphene present in the micro-Raman spectra ensured the formation of ZnO/graphene nanocomposite and it is inferred that the graphene sheets in the composites were few layers in nature. Increasing the concentration of graphene influenced the surface morphology of the ZnO nanoparticles and a flower shape ZnO was formed on the graphene nanosheets of the composite with high graphene concentration. The efficiencies of the samples for the photocatalytic degradation of Methylene Blue dye under sunlight irradiation were investigated and 97% degradation efficiency was observed. The stability of the nanocomposites was evaluated by performing five cycles, and 92% degradation efficiency was maintained. The observed results were compared with that of ZnO/graphene composite derived from other methods.

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1,2-dichloroethaneliquid phase exfoliationmethylene bluephotocatalytic activityZnO/graphene composite

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PMID36677250
PMCPMC9860591

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