Abstract
Organic solution-phase reaction under oxygen atmosphere for synthesis of single crystalline and uniform sub-3 nm NiO nanoparticles has been developed. Larger NiO nanoparticles with diameter about 26 nm can be also prepared by seed-mediated growth method. Optical property of the NiO nanoparticles was conducted by means of UV-vis spectrum, exhibiting obviously blue shift compared with the bulk counterpart due to the quantum confinement effect. The photocatalytic activity in degradation of rhodamine B was also investigated. The results showed that the sub-3 nm NiO nanoparticles exhibit much higher activity for UV-photodegradation than the as-synthesized larger NiO particles and commercial 30 nm nanopowder.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 245-247 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Materials Letters |
Volume | 81 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 15 Aug 2012 |
Keywords
- Microstructure
- Nanoparticles
- Optical property
- Photocatalysis