Rational design of magnetically separable core/shell Fe₃O₄/ZnO heterostructures for enhanced visible-light photodegradation performance
2021
Pham, Hoai Linh | Nguyễn, Văn Đáng | Nguyen, Van Khien | Le, Thi Hong Phong | Ta, Ngoc Bach | Pham, Do Chung | Trần, Quốc Toản | Đặng, Văn Thanh
Magnetically separable core/shell Fe₃O₄/ZnO heteronanostructures (MSCSFZ) were synthesized by a facile approach, and their application for enhanced solar photodegradation of RhB was studied. The formation mechanism of MSCSFZ was proposed, in which Fe₃O₄ nanoparticles served as a template for supporting and anchoring the ZnO crystal layer as the shells. The morphology of MSCSFZ can be varied from spherical to rice seed-like structures, and the bandgap was able to be narrowed down to 2.78 eV by controlling the core–shell ratios. As a result, the MSCSFZ exhibited excellent visible-light photocatalytic activity for degradation of rhodamine B (RhB) in aqueous solution as compared to the controlled ZnO nanoparticles. Moreover, MSCSFZ could be easily detached from RhB solution and maintained its performance after 4 cycles of usage. This work provides new insights for the design of high-efficient core/shell recyclable photocatalysts with visible light photocatalytic performance.
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