Nickel Oxide Decorated Zinc Oxide Composite Nanorods: Excellent Catalyst for Photoreduction of Hexavalent Chromium

  • March 2018
  • Journal of Colloid and Interface Science
  • Simranjeet SinghSimranjeet Singh
  • Imtiaz AhmedImtiaz Ahmed 
  • Krishna Kanta Haldar


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  • In light of the growing interest and ability to search for new materials, we have synthesized Nickel oxide (NiO) nanoparticles decorated Zinc (ZnO) nanorods composite (NiO/ZnO) nanostructure. The NiO/ZnO heterostructure formation was confirmed by X-ray powder diffraction and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM). The fabricated environmental friendly NiO/ZnO composite nanostructure shows a well-defined photoreduction characteristic of hexavalent Chromium (Cr) (VI) to tri-valent Chromium (Cr) (III) under UV-light. Such an enhanced photoreduction property is attributed due to the decreased electron-hole recombination process which was proved by photoluminescence (PL) spectroscopy, photocurrent study, and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. Furthermore, the photocatalytic activity rate of the NiO decorated ZnO nanorods was much higher than that of bare ZnO nanorods for the reduction of chromium (VI) and the rate is found to be 0.306 min-1. These results have demonstrates that suitable surface engineering may open up new opportunities in the development of high-performance photocatalyst.

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