Hollow Dodecahedra Graphene Oxide- Cuprous Oxide Nanocomposites With Effective Photocatalytic and Bactericidal Activity.

ABSTRACT: In this study, a kind of graphene oxide-cuprous oxide (GO-Cu₂O) nanocomposites was fabricated with different morphologies to serve as a photocatalytic material for the degradation of organic/inorganic dyes under visible light and the bactericidal effect against pathogenic bacteria. The GO-Cu₂O was prepared with solid cube and hollow dodecahedra morphologies through in-situ synthesis, and characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscope (TEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), Raman, Ultraviolet and visible spectrophotometry (UV/vis), and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. In comparison with cubic GO-Cu₂O, the absorption and degradation efficiency of the GO-Cu₂O dodecahedra (GCD) composite in Methyl orange

SUBMITTER: Shan Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8458578 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature