Preparation of Glass Plate-Supported Nanostructure ZnO Thin Film Deposited by Sol-Gel Spin-Coating Technique and Its Photocatalytic Degradation to Monoazo Textile Dye

Glass plate-supported nanostructure ZnO thin films were deposited by sol-gel spin coating. Films were preheated at 275∘C for 10 minutes and annealed at 350, 450, and 550∘C for 80 minutes. The ZnO thin films were transparent ca 80–90% in visible range and revealed that absorption edges at about 370 n...

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Published in:Journal of nanomaterials 2008-01, Vol.2008 (1)
Main Authors: Habibi, Mohammad Hossein, Sardashti, Mohammad Khaledi
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Grain size
Light
Methods
Nanomaterials
Photocatalysis
Solar energy
Temperature
Thin films
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Summary:Glass plate-supported nanostructure ZnO thin films were deposited by sol-gel spin coating. Films were preheated at 275∘C for 10 minutes and annealed at 350, 450, and 550∘C for 80 minutes. The ZnO thin films were transparent ca 80–90% in visible range and revealed that absorption edges at about 370 nm. The c-axis orientation improves and the grain size increases which was indicated by an increase in intensity of the (002) peak at 34.4∘ in XRD corresponding to the hexagonal ZnO crystal. The photocatalytic degradation of X6G an anionic monoazo dye, in aqueous solutions, was investigated and the effects of some operational parameters such as the number of layer and reusability of ZnO nanostructure thin film were examined. The results showed that the five-layer coated glass surfaces have a very high photocatalytic performance.
ISSN:1687-4110
1687-4129
DOI:10.1155/2008/356765