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Bottom-Up-Then-Up-Down Route for Construction of Graphene-ZnS Nanoplates at Low Temperature with Efficient Photocatalytic Activity

Author(s): Zeng Bin*, Wanfeng Liu and Wujun Zeng

Volume 10, Issue 3, 2020

Page: [364 - 368] Pages: 5

DOI: 10.2174/2210681209666190220124531

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Abstract

A bottom-up-then-up-down route is proposed to construct graphene-ZnS nanoplates (GZnS NP). Graphene-ZnS with hierarchical structure (G-ZnS HS) is first prepared by a “bottom-up” route, and then is transferred to ZnS nanoplates through an “up-down” route by annealing at low temperature. Photocatalytic activity is investigated and the formation mechanism of G-ZnS NP is proposed. This work provides an effective method for large-scale synthesis of graphene-based two-dimensional nanostructures.

Keywords: Graphene, photocatalytic activity, G-ZnS HS, photocatalyst promoter, ZnS nanoplates, G-ZnS NP.

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