@inproceedings{5b602f5f987c452aa3f2b2f908011872,
title = "Microwave-assisted synthesis and photocatalytic activity of thiourea-modified ZnO nanoparticles",
abstract = "Thiourea-modified ZnO nanoparticles were prepared by the microwave-assisted method. The nanoparticles were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), High-resolution transmission electron microscope (TEM), UV-Vis absorption spectroscopy (UV-Vis) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). ZnO nanoparticles presented typical wurtzite structure. Microwave-assisted method and thiourea modifying reduced the particle size of ZnO corporately and the particle size of 2.0 mol\% thiourea/ZnO was about 3 nm. The photocatalytic efficiency of thiourea-modified ZnO was influenced by the molar precent between thiourea and ZnO and 2.0 mol\% thiourea/ZnO had the highest photocatalytic activity. The degradation rate of 30 mg/L C.I. Reactive Blue 4 could get to 85\% in 50 min at room temperature when the concentration of 2.0 mol\% thiourea/ZnO was 0.10 g/L.",
keywords = "Microwave-assisted, Photocatalysts, Thiourea-modified, ZnO",
author = "Zhang, \{Hai Feng\} and Lu, \{Shi Xiang\} and Xu, \{Wen Guo\} and Gao, \{Feng Xin\}",
year = "2013",
doi = "10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.815.133",
language = "English",
isbn = "9783037858707",
series = "Advanced Materials Research",
pages = "133--141",
booktitle = "Progress in Materials Science and Engineering",
note = "2013 International Conference on Material Science and Engineering, ICMSE 2013 ; Conference date: 04-10-2013 Through 06-10-2013",
}