Citation: Wang Hai-Xia, Wu Rong, Wei Shun-Hang, Yu Li-Rui, Jian Ji-Kang, Hou Juan, Wang Jing, Zhang Hong-Yan, Sun Yan-Fei. One-pot solvothermal synthesis of ZnTe/RGO nanocomposites and enhanced visible-light photocatalysis[J]. Chinese Chemical Letters, ;2016, 27(9): 1572-1576. doi: 10.1016/j.cclet.2016.03.003 shu

One-pot solvothermal synthesis of ZnTe/RGO nanocomposites and enhanced visible-light photocatalysis

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School of Physical Science and Technology, Xinjiang University, Urumqi 830046, China
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School of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
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Key Laboratory of Ecophysics and Department of Physics, School of Science, Shihezi University, Shihezi 832003, China

Corresponding author: Wu Rong, wurongxju@sina.com
Received Date: 1 February 2016
Revised Date: 25 February 2016
Accepted Date: 1 March 2016
Available Online: 14 September 2016

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Zinc telluride/reduced graphene oxide (ZnTe/RGO) nanocomposites are synthesized by a one-pot, facile, solvothermal process using hydrazine hydrate as the reducing agent. Hydrazine hydrate not only promoted the formation of ZnTe nanoparticles but also reduced GO to RGO. The formation of ZnTe/RGO is demonstrated by different techniques. In addition, the experimental results suggest a possible formation mechanism of these nanocomposites. Finally, due to the transfer of the photo-generated electrons between ZnTe and RGO resulting in low electrons/holes recombination, the as-prepared nanocomposites of ZnTe/RGO exhibited strongly enhanced photocatalytic activity for the bleaching of methyl blue (MB) dye under visible light irradiation.
- ZnTe,
- Nanocomposite,
- Reduced graphene oxide,
- Photocatalysis
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