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Published in: Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics 8/2016

05-05-2016

Fabrication and improved photocatalytic activity of n-ZnO nanorod arrays/p-CuO thin film heterojunction

Authors: Duo Li, Shiyong Gao, Jinzhong Wang, Lin Li, Qingjiang Yu, Shujie Jiao, Yong Zhang, Dongbo Wang, Fengyun Guo, Liancheng Zhao

Published in: Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics | Issue 8/2016

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Abstract

ZnO nanorod arrays (NRs) are successfully synthesized on CuO thin film by hydrothermal method. The result of scanning electron microscopy demonstrates that the ZnO NRs produce great changes on morphology after deposited on CuO thin film. The current–voltage measurement of ZnO NRs/CuO film heterostructures show an evident rectifying behavior. Furthermore, the photocatalytic activity is investigated by degradation of methyl orange dye. It is found that compared with ZnO NRs, ZnO NRs/CuO film heterostructures display a better photocatalytic activity.

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Metadata
Title
Fabrication and improved photocatalytic activity of n-ZnO nanorod arrays/p-CuO thin film heterojunction
Authors
Duo Li
Shiyong Gao
Jinzhong Wang
Lin Li
Qingjiang Yu
Shujie Jiao
Yong Zhang
Dongbo Wang
Fengyun Guo
Liancheng Zhao
Publication date
05-05-2016
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics / Issue 8/2016
Print ISSN: 0957-4522
Electronic ISSN: 1573-482X
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-016-4898-2

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