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WO3 nanocubes: Hydrothermal synthesis, growth mechanism, and photocatalytic performance

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 June 2019

Lili Wang ,
Hanmei Hu ,
Junchan Xu ,
Sane Zhu ,
Aiqin Ding  and
Chonghai Deng Open the ORCID record for Chonghai Deng [Opens in a new window]
Lili Wang
Affiliation:
Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, Hefei University, Hefei 230601, China
Hanmei Hu*
Affiliation:
Key Laboratory of Functional Molecule Design and Interface Process, Anhui Jianzhu University, Hefei 230601, China
Junchan Xu
Affiliation:
Key Laboratory of Functional Molecule Design and Interface Process, Anhui Jianzhu University, Hefei 230601, China
Sane Zhu
Affiliation:
Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, Hefei University, Hefei 230601, China
Aiqin Ding
Affiliation:
Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, Hefei University, Hefei 230601, China
Chonghai Deng*
Affiliation:
Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, Hefei University, Hefei 230601, China
*
a)Address all correspondence to these authors. e-mail: hmhu@ustc.edu
b)e-mail: chdeng@mail.ustc.edu.cn
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Abstract

Regular WO3 nanocubes have been prepared on a large scale through a convenient hydrothermal route at the temperature of 200 °C. The products were characterized by powder X-ray diffraction (XRD), field-emission scanning electron microscopy, UV-vis diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (DRS), and photoluminescence (PL) spectroscopy. A crystal growth process for WO3 nanocubes was simply proposed based on the comparative experiments. The band gap energy (Eg) was determined to be 2.58 eV based on the UV-vis DRS analysis, and the PL spectrum exhibited a strong blue light emission band centered at 469 nm. The as-prepared WO3 nanocubes showed higher visible light photocatalytic performance for degrading rhodamine B compared with WO3·H2O and WO3·0.33H2O/WO3 which were obtained at 80 °C and 140 °C, respectively, suggesting potential application in the region of wastewater purification.

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crystal growthhydrothermalenvironmentally benign
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Journal of Materials Research , Volume 34 , Issue 17: Focus Issue: Building Advanced Materials via Particle Aggregation and Molecular Self-Assembly , 16 September 2019 , pp. 2955 - 2963
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2019 

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