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A Facile One-Pot Hydrothermal Method to Produce SnS/Reduced Graphene Oxide and Its Application in Removal of Dyes from Aqueous Solution
Corresponding Author(s) : Won-Chun Oh
Asian Journal of Chemistry,
Vol. 26 No. 5 (2014): Vol 26 Issue 5
Abstract
In this work, we report a novel one-pot synthesis of SnS/reduced graphene oxide nanocomposites via in situ reduction of graphene oxide by Sn2+ under ethylene glycol assisted hydrothermal conditions. The morphology and structure of the obtained product were characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy with energy dispersive X-ray analysis, transmission electron microscopy and UV-visible diffuse reflectance spectrophotometer. The as-synthesized graphene-SnS composite efficiently catalyzed the photodegradation of methyl orange with high concentration in aqueous solutions under visible light irradiation. Based on the high photocatalytic activity, the graphene-SnS composite can be expected to be a practical visible light photocatalyst.
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M. Jayalakshmi, M. Mohan Rao and B.M. Choudary, Electrochem. Commun., 6, 1119 (2004); doi:10.1016/j.elecom.2004.09.004.
P.S. Tang, H.F. Chen, F. Cao, G.X. Pan, K.Y. Wang, M.H. Xu and Y.H. Tong, Mater. Lett., 65, 450 (2011); doi:10.1016/j.matlet.2010.10.055.
T. Ghosh, K.Y. Cho, K. Ullah, V. Nikam, C.-Y. Park and Z.D. Meng and W.C. Oh, J. Ind. Eng. Chem., 19, 797 (2013); doi:10.1016/j.jiec.2012.10.020.
S.G. Hickey, C. Waurisch, B. Rellinghaus and A. Eychmüller, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 130, 14978 (2008); doi:10.1021/ja8048755.