title: Fabrication of Cu2O nanoplates growing on the CuCl matrix and its photocatalytic activity.
abstract: Novel Cu2O-CuCl composite thin film constructed by Cu2O nanoplates growing on the CuCI matrix was prepared under facile hydrothermal conditions at 120 degrees C. The phases and morphologies of the as-prepared products were characterized by energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS), X-ray powder diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The result indicated that the thickness of Cu2O nanoplates was about 100 nm. Furthermore, the photocatalytic activity of the prepared Cu2O-CuCl composite thin film for the degradation of methyl orange was investigated by UV-vis spectrophotometer, demonstrating that it possessed the higher activity.
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory for Macromolecular Science of Shaanxi Province, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710062, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Hui
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Zhi-Hong
authors.initials: ZH
authors.lastname: Liu