Role of ZrO<sub>2</sub> in TiO<sub>2</sub> composites with rGO as an electron mediator to enhance the photocatalytic activity for the photodegradation of methylene blue
L. Jayasinghe, Vimukthi Jayaweera, Nuwan De Silva, Azeez M. Mubarak
Abstract
A novel study of the role of ZrO 2 in rGO-TiO 2 /ZrO 2 composites and the synthesis of an efficient photocatalyst with 95% degradation and a reduced band gap of 3.12 eV synthesized by a single-step alkaline reaction in the absence of hazardous reducing agents.
Topics & Concepts
PhotodegradationPhotocatalysisMethylene blueMaterials scienceDegradation (telecommunications)Band gapComposite materialChemical engineeringPhotochemistryCatalysisChemistryOrganic chemistryOptoelectronicsTelecommunicationsEngineeringComputer scienceAdvanced Photocatalysis TechniquesTiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar CellsGas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors