Issue 8, 2012
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CrystEngComm

Synthesis, characterization and photocatalytic activity of Zn(OH)F hierarchical nanofibers prepared by a simple solution-based method†

Yin Peng,*a   Hai-Yan Zhoua  and  Zheng-Hua Wang*a  

* Corresponding authors

a College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Anhui Key Laboratory of Functional Molecular Solids, Anhui Key Laboratory of Molecule-based Materials, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu, P. R. China
E-mail: kimipeng@mail.ahnu.edu.cn, zhwang@mail.ahnu.edu.cn
Fax: +86-553-3937135

Abstract

Zn(OH)F nanofibers with novel 3D-hierarchical structures have been synthesized from the reactions of Zn(NO3)2, hexamethylenetetramine (HMT) and NaF on a large scale by a facile solution-based method. Their structures and morphologies were characterized by X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The Zn(OH)F hierarchical architectures were assembled by many nanowires with a diameter of 20 nm. Their structures are dependent on the concentration of the reactants and the temperature of the reaction. The photocatalytic properties of these Zn(OH)F nanofibers were investigated by the decomposition of organic compounds and organic dyes under UV light irradiation and the results show that they have good photocatalytic activities.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C2CE06389A
Article type
Paper
Submitted
19 Oct 2011
Accepted
21 Dec 2011
First published
07 Feb 2012

CrystEngComm, 2012,14, 2812-2816

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Synthesis, characterization and photocatalytic activity of Zn(OH)F hierarchical nanofibers prepared by a simple solution-based method

Y. Peng, H. Zhou and Z. Wang, CrystEngComm, 2012, 14, 2812 DOI: 10.1039/C2CE06389A

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