Photocatalytic Properties of Graphene/Gold and Graphene Oxide/Gold Nanocomposites Synthesized by Pulsed Laser Induced Photolysis
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Materials
2.2. Characterization
2.3. Gr/Au and GO/Au NCP Syntheses
2.4. Photocatalytic Activity Test
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Laser-Induced Photolysis and Formation of Au NPs
3.2. Stability of Synthesized NCP
3.3. Characterization of Synthesized NCPs
3.4. Photocatalytic Activity of Synthesized Materials
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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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. Photocatalytic Properties of Graphene/Gold and Graphene Oxide/Gold Nanocomposites Synthesized by Pulsed Laser Induced Photolysis. Nanomaterials 2020, 10, 1985. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano10101985
Chen L-H, Shen H-T, Chang W-H, Khalil I, Liao S-Y, A. Yehye W, Liu S-C, Chu C-C, Hsiao VKS. Photocatalytic Properties of Graphene/Gold and Graphene Oxide/Gold Nanocomposites Synthesized by Pulsed Laser Induced Photolysis. Nanomaterials. 2020; 10(10):1985. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano10101985
Chicago/Turabian StyleChen, Li-Hsiou, Huan-Ting Shen, Wen-Hsin Chang, Ibrahim Khalil, Su-Yu Liao, Wageeh A. Yehye, Shih-Chuan Liu, Chih-Chien Chu, and Vincent K. S. Hsiao. 2020. "Photocatalytic Properties of Graphene/Gold and Graphene Oxide/Gold Nanocomposites Synthesized by Pulsed Laser Induced Photolysis" Nanomaterials 10, no. 10: 1985. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano10101985