Authors : Rahul R. Kurzekar; Pralhad K. Rahangdale and Hemant M. Pande
Page Nos : 473-476
Description :
ZnO nanostructures were synthesized by simple and efficient low temperature method. The structure and morphology of the ZnO nanostructures was characterized by X-ray powder diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM), which revealed wurtzite hexagonal phase ZnO nanostructures with diameters of 50–200 nm. Photo-catalytic activity of ZnO nanostructure was evaluated by degradation of congo red which degraded 96.75% in 220 min in vis-spectrum. These degradation properties of ZnO nanostructures are of great importance for the application of ZnO system as an useful photo-catalystic material
Key words: ZnO, nanostructures; photocatalytic activity; congo red dye, vis-region.
