The present work is devoted to the investigation of photoinduced superhydrophilicity (PSH) and photocatalytic oxidation (PCO) activity of quasi-2D zinc oxide nanoplatelets obtained by Chemical VaporDeposition (CVD). In the case of PCO, the degradation of a fatty compound layer (methyl stearate) was chosen as a test reaction. The peculiar textural and morphological features of such systems resulted in a PSH behavior and in a PCO activity appreciably higher than those of a reference commercial Pilkington Activ Glass. Relevant results are presented and discussed as a function of the structure and morphology of these systems, whose control enables a direct tailoring of the functional response.
Photoinduced superhydrophilicity and photocatalytic properties of ZnO nanoplatelets
BARRECA, DAVIDE
2009
Abstract
The present work is devoted to the investigation of photoinduced superhydrophilicity (PSH) and photocatalytic oxidation (PCO) activity of quasi-2D zinc oxide nanoplatelets obtained by Chemical VaporDeposition (CVD). In the case of PCO, the degradation of a fatty compound layer (methyl stearate) was chosen as a test reaction. The peculiar textural and morphological features of such systems resulted in a PSH behavior and in a PCO activity appreciably higher than those of a reference commercial Pilkington Activ Glass. Relevant results are presented and discussed as a function of the structure and morphology of these systems, whose control enables a direct tailoring of the functional response.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
