Zinc oxide-palladium material an efficient solar-light driven photocatalyst for degradation of congo red
https://doi.org/10.17586/2220-8054-2016-7-4-740-746
Abstract
Zinc oxide - palladium nanocomposite material (ZnO-Pd)NCM was prepared and then characterized by UV-Vis spectroscopy, photoluminescence spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction analysis, energy dispersive X-ray analysis and field emission-scanning electron microscopy. The photocatalytic performance of (ZnO-Pd)NCM was investigated by degradation of Congo red under solar light irradiation. Zinc oxide modified with palladium metal could greatly enhance its photocatalytic activity and effectively degraded by Congo red dye.
About the Authors
Karuppannan Rokesh
Anna University
India
India
Department of Chemistry
BIT Campus, Tiruchirappalli–620024, Tamil Nadu
Kulandaivel Jeganathan
Bharathidasan University
India
India
Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, School of Physics
Tiruchirappalli–620024, Tamil Nadu
Kandasamy Jothivenkatachalam
Anna University
India
India
Department of Chemistry
BIT Campus, Tiruchirappalli–620024, Tamil Nadu
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Rokesh K., Jeganathan K., Jothivenkatachalam K. Zinc oxide-palladium material an efficient solar-light driven photocatalyst for degradation of congo red. Nanosystems: Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics. 2016;7(4):740-746. https://doi.org/10.17586/2220-8054-2016-7-4-740-746
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