Preparation and characterization of zinc oxide nanoflakes using anodization method and their photodegradation activity on methylene blue |
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Authors: | Muhammad Akhyar Farrukh Chin-Kiat Thong Rohana Adnan Mohd Amirrul Kamarulzaman |
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Affiliation: | 1. Department of Chemistry, GC University Lahore, Lahore, 54000, Pakistan 2. School of Chemical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800, Penang, Malaysia
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Abstract: | In this work, we report the formation of leaf-like ZnO nanoflakes by anodization of zinc foil in a mixture of ammonium sulfate and sodium hydroxide electrolytes under various applied voltage and concentration of sodium hydroxide. The morphology and structure of ZnO nanoflakes were investigated by field emission scanning electron microscopy, energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction analysis. In addition, the photocatalytic activity of the prepared nanoflakes zinc oxide was evaluated in the photodegradation of organic dye methylene blue (MB) solution under UV irradiation. It was found that zinc oxide prepared under high concentration of sodium hydroxide and high voltage showed better performance in the photodegradation of methylene blue. |
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