Proceedings of the 2018 International Conference on Energy Development and Environmental Protection (EDEP 2018)

Stably Photocatalytic Decomposition of Rhodamine-B by Samarium Doped ZrO2-ZnO Composite under Simulant Solar Light Irradiation

Authors
Lu QIU, Zheng-Ya GONG, Han-Liang LI, Feng OUYANG
Corresponding Author
Lu QIU
Available Online October 2018.
DOI
10.2991/edep-18.2018.2How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Photocatalytic decomposition, Samarium, ZrO2, ZnO, Nano-particle
Abstract

The Sm-ZrO2-ZnO catalyst prepared by hydrothermal method is proved to be superior in stably photocatalytic degradation of Rhodamine-B under simulant solar light irradiation. Sm doping improves the ultraviolet and visible light absorbance. Composition of ZnO with ZrO2 leads to enhancement of ultraviolet light absorbance, change of the ZnO morphology from nano-granule to rod and good dispersion of nano-ZrO2 particles over ZnO rod surface. The last is regarded as key to keep stable activity for the catalyst. The high photocatalytic activity is ascribed to the p-n heterojunction formation and uniform distribution of fine ZrO2 particles over ZnO. This morphology plays an import role in light absorption and enhances the separation of photo-generated electron-hole pairs.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the 2018 International Conference on Energy Development and Environmental Protection (EDEP 2018)
Series
Advances in Engineering Research
Publication Date
October 2018
ISBN
978-94-6252-580-1
ISSN
2352-5401
DOI
10.2991/edep-18.2018.2How to use a DOI?
Copyright
© 2018, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.
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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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