Facile preparation, characterization and photocatalytic performance of micro-nanometer Zn2GeO4-ZnO screws-cone-like parasitic crystals

Deqing Zhang; Xiuying Yang; Junye Cheng; Eryun Yan; Jie Yuan; Maosheng Cao

doi:10.1080/10584587.2013.791612

Facile preparation, characterization and photocatalytic performance of micro-nanometer Zn₂GeO₄-ZnO screws-cone-like parasitic crystals

Deqing Zhang
, Xiuying Yang
, Junye Cheng
, Eryun Yan
, Jie Yuan
, Maosheng Cao^*

^*Corresponding author for this work

School of Material Science and Engineering

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Zn₂GeO₄-ZnO crystals with base diameter of approximately 400 nm and height of 400-800 nm were successfully prepared by a facile combustion oxidation at 960°C. No catalyst or carrier gases were used. XRD, SEM and SPM analysis revealed that Zn₂GeO₄ and ZnO have grown to micro-nanometer screws-cone-like parasitic crystals, and they showed obvious surface traces of spiral growth. SPAM examination showed that the section fine lines reticular was contained in the inside of the as-prepared crystals. The spiral growth process were proposed. The photocatalytic activity experiment indicated that the photocatalytic activity of the Zn ₂GeO₄-ZnO crystals was significantly higher than that of nano-tetrapod ZnO.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	85-89
Number of pages	5
Journal	Integrated Ferroelectrics
Volume	147
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/10584587.2013.791612
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2013

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Screws-cone-like parasitic crystal and photocatalytic activity
ZnGeO-ZnO

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Facile preparation, characterization and photocatalytic performance of micro-nanometer Zn₂GeO₄-ZnO screws-cone-like parasitic crystals

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