Solvothermal synthesis of hierarchically porous CeO2 nanopalm leaves and their photocatalytic properties |
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Authors: | N. Sabari Arul D. Mangalaraj Tae Whan Kim |
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Affiliation: | 1. Department of Electronic Engineering, Hanyang University, 222 Wangsimni-ro, Seongdong-gu, Seoul, 133-791, Republic of Korea 2. Department of Nanoscience and Technology, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, 641046, India
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Abstract: | Hierarchically porous CeCO3OH palm leaves were synthesized by using a facile solvothermal method at 180 °C utilizing cerium nitrate and ethylene glycol. Polycrystalline CeO2 palm leaves were obtained from the thermal decomposition-oxidation process of the CeCO3OH nanostructures. CeCO3OH and CeO2 palm leaves were characterized by X-ray diffraction pattern, scanning electron microscopy image, energy dispersive X-ray analyses, and ultraviolet (UV)–visible spectroscopy images. The CeO2 palm leaves exhibited a significant photocatalytic performance in degrading azo dye acid orange II in an aqueous solution under an UV radiation. The formation mechanisms of the CeCO3OH/CeO2 nanostructures were described on the basis of the experimental results. |
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