In-Situ Growth of Au on KTaO3 Sub-Micron Cubes via Wet Chemical Approach for Enhanced Photodegradation of p-Nitrophenol
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Chemicals and Reagents
2.2. Synthesis of KTaO3 and KTaO3/Au Nanocrystals
2.3. Characterization
2.4. Photodegradation Measurement
3. Results and Discussion
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Chang, S.; Ji, M.; Yan, C.; Zhang, K.; Deng, Q.; Xu, J.; Zhu, C.; Li, B.; Wang, J. In-Situ Growth of Au on KTaO3 Sub-Micron Cubes via Wet Chemical Approach for Enhanced Photodegradation of p-Nitrophenol. Materials 2019, 12, 1950. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma12121950
Chang S, Ji M, Yan C, Zhang K, Deng Q, Xu J, Zhu C, Li B, Wang J. In-Situ Growth of Au on KTaO3 Sub-Micron Cubes via Wet Chemical Approach for Enhanced Photodegradation of p-Nitrophenol. Materials. 2019; 12(12):1950. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma12121950
Chicago/Turabian StyleChang, Shengding, Muwei Ji, Changxu Yan, Kai Zhang, Qian Deng, Jian Xu, Caizhen Zhu, Bo Li, and Jin Wang. 2019. "In-Situ Growth of Au on KTaO3 Sub-Micron Cubes via Wet Chemical Approach for Enhanced Photodegradation of p-Nitrophenol" Materials 12, no. 12: 1950. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma12121950