Abstract
Rose-like ZnO/reduced graphene oxide composites are synthesized by a simple, scalable, and facile route without using any surfactants. The well-defined ZnO microstructure has a hexagonal hierarchical rose-like architecture, which is composed of densely packed uniform thin flakes. The N,N-dimethylformamide/water system employed here acts as an organic solvent as well as a reagent, and two competing reactions give rise to the formation of the hexagonal hierarchical rose-like ZnO architecture. Compared with bare ZnO, the rose-like ZnO/reduced graphene oxide composite displays the fluorescence quenching property. Finally, the as-prepared products possess considerable photocatalytic property under visible light for the degradation of methylene blue.
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The support of Sichuan Province through a Key Technologies Research and Development Program of Sichuan Province (2011 gz0110) is acknowledged.
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Gong, Y., Zou, C., Yao, Y. et al. A facile approach to synthesize rose-like ZnO/reduced graphene oxide composite: fluorescence and photocatalytic properties. J Mater Sci 49, 5658–5666 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-014-8284-2
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