Effect of Graphene Oxide Nano-Sheets on Structural, Morphological and Photocatalytic Activity of BiFeO3-Based Nanostructures
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. La3+ and Se+4 Co-Doped Nanoparticles
2.2. Synthesis of BFO/Graphene Oxide Nanohybrids
2.3. Characterizations
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Crystal Structure Measurement
3.2. Electronic Properties
3.3. Diffuse Reflectance Spectrum
3.4. Photoluminescence Spectroscopy
3.5. Photocatalytic Performance
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Irfan, S.; Liang, G.-x.; Li, F.; Chen, Y.-x.; Rizwan, S.; Jin, J.; Zhuanghao, Z.; Ping, F. Effect of Graphene Oxide Nano-Sheets on Structural, Morphological and Photocatalytic Activity of BiFeO3-Based Nanostructures. Nanomaterials 2019, 9, 1337. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano9091337
Irfan S, Liang G-x, Li F, Chen Y-x, Rizwan S, Jin J, Zhuanghao Z, Ping F. Effect of Graphene Oxide Nano-Sheets on Structural, Morphological and Photocatalytic Activity of BiFeO3-Based Nanostructures. Nanomaterials. 2019; 9(9):1337. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano9091337
Chicago/Turabian StyleIrfan, Syed, Guang-xing Liang, Fu Li, Yue-xing Chen, Syed Rizwan, Jingcheng Jin, Zheng Zhuanghao, and Fan Ping. 2019. "Effect of Graphene Oxide Nano-Sheets on Structural, Morphological and Photocatalytic Activity of BiFeO3-Based Nanostructures" Nanomaterials 9, no. 9: 1337. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano9091337