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Hierarchical self-assembled CuO hollow microspheres with superior photocatalytic performance are synthesized via a simple hydrothermal process in the presence of cationic surfactants (cetyltrimethylammonium bromide, CTAB). The structure, morphology, and optical absorption performance of CuO samples prepared with different surfactants including CTAB, nonionic surfactant (polyvinylpyrrolidone, PVP) and anionic surfactant (sodium dodecyl sulfate, SDS) are characterized by x-ray diffraction (XRD), field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), ultraviolet-visible (UV-vis) absorption spectra. Moreover, the photocatalytic performances of the CuO samples are evaluated by the photo-degradation of a simulative contaminant methylene blue. The XRD patterns and FESEM images demonstrate that the category of surfactants have effects on the phase structure and morphology of CuO. Compared with bulk CuO (1.20 eV at room temperature), the band gap of CuO microspheres prepared with different surfactants including CTAB, PVP and SDS are measured at 2.16 eV, 2.29 eV, 2.44 eV, respectively, which exhibits a blue shift in the UV–vis spectra. The synthesized hierarchical self-assembled CuO hollow microspheres reveal commendable photocatalytic activity, in which the photo-degradation rate could rise to 94.1%. Additionally, a reasonable growth mechanism of CuO microspheres synthesized with different surfactants is discussed in detail.
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Wang, D., Yan, B., Song, C. et al. Synthesis of Hierarchical Self-Assembled CuO and Their Structure-Enhanced Photocatalytic Performance. J. Electron. Mater. 47, 744–750 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11664-017-5797-x
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