Issue 8, 2013

Bottom-up synthesis of Zn1.7GeN1.8O nanoparticles for photocatalytic application

Abstract

Via a simple bottom-up approach, a complex quaternary oxynitride system (Zn1.7GeN1.8O) was prepared in the form of small nanoparticles (d ∼ 15 nm), which were stable and morphologically well-defined. The Zn1.7GeN1.8O nanoparticles exhibited a band gap of 2.4 eV and were active towards photocatalytic degradation of organic dyes.

Graphical abstract: Bottom-up synthesis of Zn1.7GeN1.8O nanoparticles for photocatalytic application

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
09 Nov 2012
Accepted
28 Feb 2013
First published
19 Mar 2013
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY license

Nanoscale, 2013,5, 3235-3239

Bottom-up synthesis of Zn1.7GeN1.8O nanoparticles for photocatalytic application

C. Schliehe and C. Giordano, Nanoscale, 2013, 5, 3235 DOI: 10.1039/C3NR33561E

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