Hydrothermal synthesis of Ni(12)P(5) hollow microspheres, characterization and photocatalytic degradation property.
In this paper, we report the successful synthesis of Ni(12)P(5) hollow spheres via a facile hydrothermal route, employing white phosphorus (WP) and nickel nitrate as the reactants in the presence of hexamethylenetetramine (HMT) and polyethylene glycol 10000 (PEG-10000). The phase and morphology of the product were characterized by means of powder X-ray diffraction (XRD), energy dispersive spectrometry (EDS), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). HMT and surfactant (PEG-10000) played important roles in the formation of Ni(12)P(5) hollow microspheres. Furthermore, research also showed that the as-prepared Ni(12)P(5) hollow spheres could photocatalytically degrade some organic dyes such as Safranine T and Pyronine B under irradiation of 365 nm UV light.
Li
Jun
J
College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Anhui Key Laboratory of Functional Molecular Solids, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu 241000, PR China.
Ni
Yonghong
Y
Liao
Kaiming
K
Hong
Jianming
J
D008709:Methenamine / Q000737:chemistry*; D008863:Microspheres; D009532:Nickel / Q000737:chemistry*; D010758:Phosphorus / Q000737:chemistry*; D010777:Photochemistry; D011092:Polyethylene Glycols / Q000737:chemistry*
D010758:Phosphorus; D011092:Polyethylene Glycols; C035197:nickel nitrate; D009532:Nickel; D008709:Methenamine