Fe2O3/carbon quantum dots complex photocatalysts and their enhanced photocatalytic activity under visible light

Hengchao Zhang; Hai Ming; Suoyuan Lian; Hui Huang; Haitao Li; Lili Zhang; Yang Liu; Zhenhui Kang; Shuit-Tong Lee

doi:10.1039/c1dt11147g

Fe2O3/carbon quantum dots complex photocatalysts and their enhanced photocatalytic activity under visible light

Dalton Trans. 2011 Nov 7;40(41):10822-5. doi: 10.1039/c1dt11147g. Epub 2011 Sep 20.

Authors

Hengchao Zhang¹, Hai Ming, Suoyuan Lian, Hui Huang, Haitao Li, Lili Zhang, Yang Liu, Zhenhui Kang, Shuit-Tong Lee

Affiliation

¹ Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM) and Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou, China.

PMID: 21935522
DOI: 10.1039/c1dt11147g

Abstract

In this study, we report the facile fabrication of Fe(2)O(3)/CQDs nanocomposites, and investigate their effective photocatalytic activity for the photodegradation of toxic gas (gas-phase benzene and methanol) under visible light. The crucial roles of CQDs in the enhancement of photocatalytic activity of the Fe(2)O(3)/CQDs composites are illustrated.