In Situ Decoration of ZnSnO3 Nanosheets on the Surface of Hollow Zn2SnO4 Octahedrons for Enhanced Solar Energy Application
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Materials Synthesis
2.2. Materials Characterization
2.3. Preparation of the Electrode
2.4. Photovoltaic Characterization
2.5. Photocatalytic Measurements
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Structure Characterization
3.2. Photovoltaic Characteristics of Zn2SnO4 and ZnSnO3/Zn2SnO4
3.2.1. Photovoltaic Characteristics of Zn2SnO4
3.2.2. Photovoltaic Characteristics of ZnSnO3/Zn2SnO4
3.3. Photocatalytic Performance
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Li, Z.; Liu, K.; Sun, R.; Yang, C.; Liu, X. In Situ Decoration of ZnSnO3 Nanosheets on the Surface of Hollow Zn2SnO4 Octahedrons for Enhanced Solar Energy Application. Nanomaterials 2022, 12, 2124. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano12122124
Li Z, Liu K, Sun R, Yang C, Liu X. In Situ Decoration of ZnSnO3 Nanosheets on the Surface of Hollow Zn2SnO4 Octahedrons for Enhanced Solar Energy Application. Nanomaterials. 2022; 12(12):2124. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano12122124
Chicago/Turabian StyleLi, Zhengdao, Kecheng Liu, Ruixue Sun, Chuanyun Yang, and Xiaodi Liu. 2022. "In Situ Decoration of ZnSnO3 Nanosheets on the Surface of Hollow Zn2SnO4 Octahedrons for Enhanced Solar Energy Application" Nanomaterials 12, no. 12: 2124. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano12122124