Role of ZnO-CeO2 Nanostructures as a Photo-catalyst and Chemi-sensor

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Abstract: ZnO-CeO₂ nanostructures were synthesized by simple and efficient low temperature method. The structure and morphology of the ZnO-CeO₂ nanostructures were characterized by X-ray powder diffraction (XRD) and field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), which revealed elongated shaped CeO₂ nanoparticles with diameters of 40-90 nm distributed on the surface of elongated ZnO nanostructures with diameters of 50-200 nm (edge{centre). Further the structure of the synthesized ZnO-CeO₂ nanostructure was supported by Raman spectra and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). UV-vis absorption spectrum was used to confirm the optical properties of the CeO₂ doped ZnO nanostructures. Photo-catalytic activity of CeO₂
doped ZnO nanostructure was evaluated by degradation of acridine orange and methylene blue which degraded 84.55% and 48.65% in 170 min, respectively. ZnO-CeO₂ nanostructures also showed good sensitivity (0.8331 μA·cm^-2(mol/l)^-1) in short response time (10 s) by applying to chemical sensing using ethanol as a target compound by I-V technique. These degradation and chemical sensing properties of ZnO-CeO₂ nanostructures are of great importance for the application of ZnO-CeO₂ system as a photo-catalyst and chemical sensor.

Key words: ZnO-CeO₂ nanostructures, Structural properties, Optical properties, Photocatalytic activity, Ethanol sensing

M. Faisal, Sher Bahadar Khan, Mohammed M. Rahman, Aslam Jamal, Kalsoom Akhtar, M.M. Abdullah. Role of ZnO-CeO₂ Nanostructures as a Photo-catalyst and Chemi-sensor[J]. J Mater Sci Technol, 2011, 27(7): 594-600.

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