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InO cubes: Synthesis, characterization and photocatalytic properties

RSC Advances, ISSN: 2046-2069, Vol: 4, Issue: 59, Page: 31353-31361
2014
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Article Description

3D cubic microporous InO has been successfully obtained by calcining the as-synthesized cube In(OH)-InOOH precursor at 300 °C for 2 hours. X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) were employed to clarify the structures and morphologies of both the cubic In(OH) -InOOH precursor and cubic InO. The formation mechanisms of the In(OH)-InOOH precursor and cubic In O were investigated. As an important semiconductor photocatalytic material, its photocatalytic properties have been tested. Under the irradiation of UV light, the cubic microporous InO exhibits excellent photocatalytic properties to degrade eosin B (EB), which presents ∼95% degradation of EB after 3 hours and the degradation rates is 10.5 times that of commercial InO powder. The high separation efficiency of electron-hole pairs results in high photocatalytic activity. Furthermore, the photoluminescent properties of the cubic microporous InO have been investigated as well. This journal is © the Partner Organisations 2014.

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