TY - JOUR
T1 - Photocatalytic properties of shape-controlled ultra-long elemental Te nanowires synthesized via a facile hydrothermal method
AU - Yan, Changzeng
AU - Raghavan, C. M.
AU - Kang, Dae Joon
PY - 2014/2/1
Y1 - 2014/2/1
N2 - Herein, we report the synthesis of high-quality, shape-controlled, single crystalline, ultra-long Te nanowires (NWs) via a facile hydrothermal method. Based on micro-structural investigation, the most preferential growth direction of as-grown Te NWs was found to be along the c-axis. The as-synthesized Te NWs acted as potential catalysts to efficiently decompose organic toluidine blue O (TBO) dye (95%) within 1 h under ultraviolet (UV) light irradiation at room temperature. Additionally, when compared with the bulk form, ultra-long Te absorbs not only UV light, but also visible light at ~720 nm, indicating that ultra-long Te NWs may be able to utilize the full solar spectrum with a further decrease in size.
AB - Herein, we report the synthesis of high-quality, shape-controlled, single crystalline, ultra-long Te nanowires (NWs) via a facile hydrothermal method. Based on micro-structural investigation, the most preferential growth direction of as-grown Te NWs was found to be along the c-axis. The as-synthesized Te NWs acted as potential catalysts to efficiently decompose organic toluidine blue O (TBO) dye (95%) within 1 h under ultraviolet (UV) light irradiation at room temperature. Additionally, when compared with the bulk form, ultra-long Te absorbs not only UV light, but also visible light at ~720 nm, indicating that ultra-long Te NWs may be able to utilize the full solar spectrum with a further decrease in size.
KW - Hydrothermal method
KW - Microstructure
KW - Nanocrystalline materials
KW - Photocatalyst
KW - Te NW
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UR - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0167577X13015541?via%3Dihub
U2 - 10.1016/j.matlet.2013.11.037
DO - 10.1016/j.matlet.2013.11.037
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84889650056
SN - 0167-577X
VL - 116
SP - 341
EP - 344
JO - Materials Letters
JF - Materials Letters
ER -