Issue 33, 2015

Controlled growth of hexagonal Zn2GeO4 nanorods on carbon fibers for photocatalytic oxidation of p-toluidine

Abstract

In this paper, hexagonal Zn2GeO4 nanorods grown on the surface of carbon fibers (CFs) that were pre-activated by sodium hypochlorite were prepared by a facile solvothermal method. The possible growth mechanism has been investigated by theoretical calculations and a simulation experiment by growth of Zn2GeO4 on a 2D flat surface of graphene. The (113) crystal facet of Zn2GeO4 nanorods attached to the CFs surface was the most stable structure. Due to the synergistic effect between the photocatalytic activity of Zn2GeO4 and excellent adsorption capacity of CFs, the resultant Zn2GeO4/CFs composites exhibited excellent photocatalytic activity for oxidation of p-toluidine.

Graphical abstract: Controlled growth of hexagonal Zn2GeO4 nanorods on carbon fibers for photocatalytic oxidation of p-toluidine

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
01 Feb 2015
Accepted
06 Mar 2015
First published
06 Mar 2015

RSC Adv., 2015,5, 25801-25805

Author version available

Controlled growth of hexagonal Zn2GeO4 nanorods on carbon fibers for photocatalytic oxidation of p-toluidine

G. Jiang, B. Tang, H. Chen, Y. Liu, L. Li, Q. Huang and W. Chen, RSC Adv., 2015, 5, 25801 DOI: 10.1039/C5RA01972A

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