Comparative study of optically activated nanocomposites with photocatalytic TiO2 and ZnO nanoparticles for massive environmental decontamination

Sumeyra Tek; Evren Mutlugun; Ibrahim Murat Soganci; Nihan Kosku Perkgoz; Dilek Yucel; Gulsen Celiker; Hilmi Volkan Demir

doi:10.1117/1.2828851

1 December 2007 Comparative study of optically activated nanocomposites with photocatalytic TiO₂ and ZnO nanoparticles for massive environmental decontamination

Sumeyra Tek, Evren Mutlugun, Ibrahim Murat Soganci, Nihan Kosku Perkgoz, Dilek Yucel, Gulsen Celiker, Hilmi Volkan Demir

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Journal of Nanophotonics, Vol. 1, Issue 1, 011685 (December 2007). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.2828851

Abstract

Nanocomposites that incorporate TiO₂ and ZnO nanoparticles separately in three-dimensional solgel matrices through full chemical integration are prepared to perform highly efficient photocatalytic activities for applications of environmental decontamination. Spectral responses of photocatalytic TiO₂ and ZnO nanoparticles exposed to UV activation for self-cleaning process were obtained as also their optical relative spectral efficiency curves from 270 to 370 nm in the UV regime. Our investigations of the optimal conditions to increase their spectral photocatalytic efficiencies resulted in remarkably high levels of optical recovery and efficiency.

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Sumeyra Tek, Evren Mutlugun, Ibrahim Murat Soganci, Nihan Kosku Perkgoz, Dilek Yucel, Gulsen Celiker, and Hilmi Volkan Demir "Comparative study of optically activated nanocomposites with photocatalytic TiO₂ and ZnO nanoparticles for massive environmental decontamination," Journal of Nanophotonics 1(1), 011685 (1 December 2007). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.2828851

Published: 1 December 2007

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