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Anis FKIRI
Lab of Hetero-Organic Compounds and Nanostructured Materials (LR18ES11) University of Carthage. Faculty of Sciences of Bizerte, 7021 - Zarzouna, Tunisia.
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In this present work, a new synthesis process, named hydrothermal method, of hybrid Au-ZnO nanoparticles (Au-Zn1-xCuxO; where 0<x<1%) was presented and discussed in detail. Nanocrystals of copper doped zinc oxide in the presence of diethylene glycol (DEG) as solvent were synthesized using the One Pot and Facile new proposed synthesis process. The photocatalytic activities of the synthesized nanoparticles were tested and analyzed for the degradation of methylene blue (MB) under white light illumination. The performances of the synthesized Au-ZnO nanoparticles showed a pronounced enhancement compared to either pure ZnO nanoparticles or to undoped Au-ZnO nanocomposites. Various key parameters such a photocatalyst loading, the MB concentration, and type current gas have been systematically investigated on the catalytic activities of the as-prepared.
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Au-ZnO, Nanoparticles, Hydrothermal method, methylene blue, Photocatalytic activities
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Anis FKIRI
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In this present work, a new synthesis process, named hydrothermal method, of hybrid Au-ZnO nanoparticles (Au-Zn1-xCuxO; where 0<x<1%) was presented and discussed in detail. Nanocrystals of copper doped zinc oxide in the presence of diethylene glycol (DEG) as solvent were synthesized using the One Pot and Facile new proposed synthesis process. The photocatalytic activities of the synthesized nanoparticles were tested and analyzed for the degradation of methylene blue (MB) under white light illumination. The performances of the synthesized Au-ZnO nanoparticles showed a pronounced enhancement compared to either pure ZnO nanoparticles or to undoped Au-ZnO nanocomposites. Various key parameters such a photocatalyst loading, the MB concentration, and type current gas have been systematically investigated on the catalytic activities of the as-prepared.
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