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ArticleTurkish journal of chemistry2023

GaN/ZnO hybrid nanostructures for improved photocatalytic performance: One-step synthesis.

Tugay Üstün, Bircan Haspulat Taymaz, Volkan Eskizeybek, Handan Kamiş, Ahmet Avci

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Article in Turkish journal of chemistry, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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  1. A novel p-n junction UiO-66/AgInSTurkish journal of chemistry · 2025
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5 authors.

Tugay ÜstünKahramankazan Vocational School, Başkent University, Ankara, Turkiye.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5365-3054
Bircan Haspulat TaymazDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Konya Technical University, Konya, Turkiye.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5170-322X
Volkan EskizeybekDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Çanakkale, Turkiye.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5373-0379
Handan KamişDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Konya Technical University, Konya, Turkiye.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4133-7091
Ahmet AvciDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Necmettin Erbakan University, Konya, Turkiye.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3434-1711

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Nanostructured semiconductor materials are considered potential candidates for the degradation of textile wastewater via the photocatalytic process. This study aims to produce hexagonal gallium nitride (GaN) nanoplates and zinc oxide (ZnO) nanoparticles in a deionized water environment utilizing a one-step arc discharge process. Detailed characterization of samples has been completed via scanning electron microscope (SEM), transmission electron microscope (TEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), and UV visible spectroscopy methods. The hybrid nanostructure morphologies consist of nanoplates and nanorods of different sizes. The photoperformance of GaN/ZnO hybrid nanostructures was assessed via the malachite green (MG) dye degradation under UV exposure. Under UV exposure, the degradation yield reached 98% in 60 min. Compared to individual ZnO and GaN nanoparticles, the photocatalytic reaction rate of the GaN/ZnO photocatalyst is 2.2 and 3.6 times faster, respectively. Besides, the GaN/ZnO hybrid nanostructures show excellent photocatalytic stability. The energy consumption of the photocatalytic degradation in the presence of GaN/ZnO hybrid nanostructures was 1.688 kWhL

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Hybrid materialsmalachite greennanostructuresphotocatalysts

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