Thermal Annealing Induced Controllable Porosity and Photoactive Performance of 2D ZnO Sheets.

ABSTRACT: Porous ZnO sheets containing various degrees of a nanoscaled pore were successfully synthesized using a simple hydrothermal method and various postannealing procedures. The porosity features of the ZnO sheets can be easily tuned by changing both the annealing temperature and annealing atmosphere. The dense porous nature of ZnO sheets is beneficial to enhance light absorption. Moreover, the substantially increased oxygen vacancies in the ZnO sheets were observed especially after the hydrogen treatment as revealed in the X-ray photoelectron spectroscope and photoluminescence analyses. The high density of surface crystal defect enhanced the photoinduced electron-hole separation rate of the ZnO sheets, which is crucial for an improved photoactivity. The porous ZnO sheets formed at a hydrogen a

SUBMITTER: Liang YC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7407819 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature