Connecting theory with experiment to understand the photocatalytic activity of CuO–ZnO heterostructure

dc.contributor.authorOliveira, Marisa Carvalho de
dc.contributor.authorFonseca, V. S.
dc.contributor.authorAndrade Neto, Nivaldo Ferreira da
dc.contributor.authorRibeiro, Renan Augusto Pontes
dc.contributor.authorSilva, Elson Longo da
dc.contributor.authorLazaro, Sérgio Ricardo de
dc.contributor.authorMotta, Fabiana Villela da
dc.contributor.authorDelmonte, Maurício Roberto Bomio
dc.date.accessioned2021-09-30T12:41:09Z
dc.date.available2021-09-30T12:41:09Z
dc.date.issued2020-05
dc.description.resumoSemiconductor based photocatalysis attracts wide attention because of its ability to directly utilize solar energy to degrade pollutants and convert energy, with heterojunction photocatalysts being good candidates for superior activity due to the spatial separation of photogenerated electron–hole pairs. Herein, CuO/ZnO heterostructures were successfully synthesized by a microwave-assisted hydrothermal method, with the structure, electronic and photocatalytic properties analyzed by means of experimental and theoretical methods. The X-ray diffraction patterns revealed that a CuO/ZnO heterostructure was formed, while FE-SEM analysis indicates the role of different morphologies for CuO, ZnO and CuO/ZnO heterostructures. The solar-driven photocatalytic mea-surements combined with DFT calculations indicate that CuO, as a p-type and narrow band-gap sensitizer, can make the n-type ZnO respond to visible light and promote the separation of photogenerated charge carriers by building a p-n heterogeneous structure. As a result, the CuO/ZnO heterostructure shows good promise for solar-driven photodegradationpt_BR
dc.identifier.citationOLIVEIRA, M.C.; FONSECA, V.S.; ANDRADE NETO, N.F.; RIBEIRO, R.A.P.; LONGO, E.; LAZARO, S.R. de; MOTTA, F.V.; BOMIO, M.R.D.. Connecting theory with experiment to understand the photocatalytic activity of CuO–ZnO heterostructure. Ceramics International, [S.L.], v. 46, n. 7, p. 9446-9454, maio 2020. Disponível em: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0272884219337071?via%3Dihub. Acesso em: 20 abr. 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ceramint.2019.12.205.pt_BR
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.ceramint.2019.12.205
dc.identifier.issn0272-8842
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.ufrn.br/handle/123456789/40848
dc.languageenpt_BR
dc.publisherElsevierpt_BR
dc.subjectn-ZnO/p-CuO heterostructurept_BR
dc.subjectDFTpt_BR
dc.subjectPhotocatalysispt_BR
dc.subjectMethylene blue dyept_BR
dc.titleConnecting theory with experiment to understand the photocatalytic activity of CuO–ZnO heterostructurept_BR
dc.typearticlept_BR

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