In this study,a photocatalytic material consisting of ZnO and yttrium-doped ZnO(YZO)nanoparticles was obtained via a facile precipitation conducted under ambient pressure whereby crystalline ZnO was successfully doped...In this study,a photocatalytic material consisting of ZnO and yttrium-doped ZnO(YZO)nanoparticles was obtained via a facile precipitation conducted under ambient pressure whereby crystalline ZnO was successfully doped with yttrium.YZO had a hexagonal wurtzite polycrystalline structure with smaller crystal and grain sizes than ZnO,which in turn meant larger specific surface area and pore volume.Chemical defects were also produced,which facilitated photocatalytic activity,because such defects can act as reaction centers.The optical band gap magnitude and the diamagnetic nature of YZO were also determined.The structural,crystalline,and chemical defects of YZO synergistically enhanced the photocatalytic degradation of carbaryl;indeed,the kinetic rate constant of this reaction catalyzed by YZO was 11.17×10^(−2) min^(−1) under natural sunlight irradiation,higher than the value measured for ZnO(8.68×10^(−2) min^(−1)).Evidence thus indicates that yttrium-doping effectively modified some properties of ZnO nanoparticles so that YZO nanoparticles proved a suitable photocatalytic material for carbaryl degradation.展开更多
基金supported by the Kasetsart University Kamphaeng Saen Campus (No.KPS-RDI 2019-002)the Research Promotion and Technology Transfer Center (RPTTC), Faculty of Liberal Arts and Science, Kasetsart University Kamphaeng Saen Campus (No.204/2564)the Department of Physics, Faculty of Liberal Arts and Science, Kasetsart University Kamphaeng Saen Campus (No.PHY-2021/09)
文摘In this study,a photocatalytic material consisting of ZnO and yttrium-doped ZnO(YZO)nanoparticles was obtained via a facile precipitation conducted under ambient pressure whereby crystalline ZnO was successfully doped with yttrium.YZO had a hexagonal wurtzite polycrystalline structure with smaller crystal and grain sizes than ZnO,which in turn meant larger specific surface area and pore volume.Chemical defects were also produced,which facilitated photocatalytic activity,because such defects can act as reaction centers.The optical band gap magnitude and the diamagnetic nature of YZO were also determined.The structural,crystalline,and chemical defects of YZO synergistically enhanced the photocatalytic degradation of carbaryl;indeed,the kinetic rate constant of this reaction catalyzed by YZO was 11.17×10^(−2) min^(−1) under natural sunlight irradiation,higher than the value measured for ZnO(8.68×10^(−2) min^(−1)).Evidence thus indicates that yttrium-doping effectively modified some properties of ZnO nanoparticles so that YZO nanoparticles proved a suitable photocatalytic material for carbaryl degradation.
