title: Facile fabrication of functionalized graphene sheets (FGS)/ZnO nanocomposites with photocatalytic property.
abstract: Functionalized graphene sheets (FGS)/ZnO nanocomposites were fabricated via thermal treatment method, using graphene oxide as a precursor of graphene, Zn(NH(3))(4)CO(3) as a precursor of zinc oxide, and poly(vinyl pyrrolidone) as an intermediate to combine zinc with carbon materials. Thermogravimetric analysis, X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) were used to characterize crystal structure and morphology of FGS/ZnO nanocomposites. It was shown that the well-dispersed ZnO nanoparticles were deposited on FGS homogeneously. The composites exhibited photocatalytic activity to decompose rhodamine 6G efficiently under low-power ultraviolet (UV) light. This facile and low-cost method makes the composite a perfect candidate in applications of catalysis and other areas.
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers of Ministry of Education, Department of Macromolecular Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Yang
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Lulu
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ren
authors.forename: Chao
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Shu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Tianxi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Liu