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Photocatalytic Properties of Graphene/Gold and Graphene Oxide/Gold Nanocomposites Synthesized by Pulsed Laser Induced Photolysis

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Chen, Li-Hsiou, Shen, Huan-Ting, Chang, Wen-Hsin, Khalil, Ibrahim, Liao, Su-Yu, A. Yehye, Wageeh, Liu, Shih-Chuan, Chu, Chih-Chien +1 more·2020·Nanomaterials
DOI 10.3390/nano10101985PMC PMC7599496
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Graphene (Gr)/gold (Au) and graphene-oxide (GO)/Au nanocomposites (NCPs) were synthesized by performing pulsed-laser-induced photolysis (PLIP) on hydrogen peroxide and chloroauric acid (HAuCl4) that coexisted with Gr or GO in an aqueous solution. A 3-month-long aqueous solution stability was observed in the NCPs synthesized without using surfactants and additional processing. The synthesized NCPs were characterized using absorption spectroscopy, transmission electron microscopy, Raman spectroscopy, energy dispersive spectroscopy, and X-ray diffraction to prove the existence of hybrid Gr/Au or GO/Au NCPs. The synthesized NCPs were further evaluated using the photocatalytic reaction of methylene blue (MB), a synthetic dye, under UV radiation, visible light (central wavelength of 470 nm), and full spectrum of solar light. Both Gr/Au and GO/Au NCPs exhibited photocatalytic degradation of MB under solar light illumination with removal efficiencies of 92.1% and 94.5%, respectively.

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Chen, L.-H., Shen, H.-T., Chang, W.-H., Khalil, I., Liao, S.-Y., A. Yehye, W., Liu, S.-C., Chu, C.-C., & Hsiao, V. K. S.
Affiliations
  • Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Taichung Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Taichung 427, Taiwan
  • Chung Shan Medical University (TW)
  • National Chi Nan University (TW)
  • Nanotechnology & Catalysis Research Centre (NANOCAT), Institute for Advanced Studies, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur 50603, Malaysia
  • Chung Shan Medical University Hospital (TW)
Corresponding author
  • Chu, Chih-Chien
  • Hsiao, Vincent K. S.
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Nanomaterials
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Published
2020-10-07
Volume
10
Issue
10
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1985
ISSN
2079-4991 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.3390/nano10101985
PMC
PMC7599496
OpenAlex
W3091794765
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Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST107-2113-M-040-003; MOST107-2221-E-260-016-MY3)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Energy › Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment › Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
  • Physical Sciences › Materials Science › Materials Chemistry › Graphene research and applications
  • Physical Sciences › Materials Science › Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials › Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and Applications
Keywords
photocatalytic degradation, methylene blue, solar photocatalysis, visible light photocatalysis, UV photocatalysis, chloroauric acid, hydrogen peroxide, surfactant-free synthesis, aqueous stability

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