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By using sodium naphthalene-2-sulfonate (2-SNS) micelles as template and titanium butoxide and zinc chloride as precursor, an amorphous air-water interfacial TiO2-ZnO hybrid film was prepared via a self-assembly method. X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscope (SEM) and transmission electron microscope (TEM) were applied to characterize morphology and structure for the as-prepared film. Photocatalytic activity of TiO2-ZnO film was evaluated by measuring methylene blue (MB) degradation under UV irradiation. Results show that this film is mainly composed of numerous cubic-like particles with some mesoporous supporters. Remarkably, this amorphous TiO2-ZnO hybrid film has a good performance on MB photodegradation.
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Ji, H., Liu, X., Wang, X. et al. Self-assembly and photocatalytic property of amorphous cubic-like TiO2-ZnO hybrid film. Rare Metals 30 (Suppl 1), 225–228 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12598-011-0274-9
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