Synthesis and comparative study of the structural and optical properties of binary ZnO-based composites for environmental applications.

ABSTRACT: The development of photoactive systems to solve serious environmental problems is a key objective of researchers and remains a real challenge. Herein, n-p heterojunction ZnO-based composites were developed to achieve better photocatalytic performance in methylene blue (MB) degradation under natural solar irradiation. The hydrothermal technique was used to synthesize zinc oxide (ZnO)/metal oxide (MO) composites, with a molar ratio of 1 : 1 (MO = Mn₃O₄; Fe₃O₄; CuO; NiO). Various characterization techniques were used for the analysis of the structural, morphological and optical properties. X-ray diffraction (XRD), Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy (EDX) Diffuse Reflectance Spectroscopy analysis (DRS), and Diffu

SUBMITTER: Ben Salem B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9942456 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature