Photocatalytic Degradation of Isopropanol Over PbSnO(3) Nanostructures Under Visible Light Irradiation.
Nanostructured PbSnO(3) photocatalysts with particulate and tubular morphologies have been synthesized from a simple hydrothermal process. As-prepared samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction, Brunauer-Emmet-Teller surface area, transmission electron microscopy, and diffraction spectroscopy. The photoactivities of the PbSnO(3) nanostructures for isopropanol (IPA) degradation under visible light irradiation were investigated systematically, and the results revealed that these nanostructures show much higher photocatalytic properties than bulk PbSnO(3) material. The possible growth mechanism of tubular PbSnO(3) catalyst was also investigated briefly.
Chen
Di
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International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (MANA) and Photocatalytic Materials Center (PMC), National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), 1-2-1 Sengen, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0047 Japan.
Ouyang
Shuxin
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Ye
Jinhua
J