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- Title
Photo-catalytic activity of synthesized ZnCuS nanocrystals.
- Authors
Chitkara, Mansi; Singh, Karamjit; Sandhu, I.; Bhatti, H.
- Abstract
Polyvinyl pyrrolidone capped ZnCuS (0.00001 ≤ x ≤ 0.1) nanocrystals have been synthesized using facile wet chemical co-precipitation method. Crystallographic and morphological characterizations of synthesized materials have been carried out using X-ray diffraction and transmission electron microscope. Diffraction studies reveal the zinc blende crystal structure of synthesized nanomaterials with average crystallite size ~3 nm. Average particle size calculated from electron micrographs is comparable with the average crystallite size, which confirms the formation of single nanocrystals. Photo-catalytic activity potential of synthesized nanomaterials under UV radiation exposure has been tested using methylene blue dye as test contaminant in aqueous media.
- Subjects
PHOTOCATALYSIS; CATALYTIC activity; ZINC compounds; POVIDONE; COPPER sulfide; NANOCRYSTAL synthesis; PRECIPITATION (Chemistry); TRANSMISSION electron microscopes
- Publication
Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics, 2013, Vol 24, Issue 10, p3921
- ISSN
0957-4522
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10854-013-1339-3