Microwave-assisted rapid synthesis of Co3O4 nanorods from CoC2O4.2H2O nanorods and its application in photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue under visible light irradiation

International Journal of Nano Dimension

مقاله 2، دوره 8، شماره 4، دی 2017، صفحه 284-297   

نوع مقاله: Reasearch Paper

نویسندگان

Sadigheh Bazgir؛ Saeed Farhadi^*

Department of Chemistry, Lorestan University, Khoramabad 68151-44316, Iran.

چکیده

In this work, Co₃O₄ nanorods were successfully prepared by microwave-assisted solid state decomposition of rod-like CoC₂O₄.2H₂O precursor within a very short reaction time (6 min) without the use of a solvent/surfactant and complicated equipment. The as-obtained Co₃O₄ nanorods were fully characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), Raman spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), ultraviolet–visible spectroscopy (UV–Vis), energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX), and magnetic measurements. TEM and SEM images showed that the Co₃O₄ nanorods have a length of 1-3 µm and diameter of 40-80 nm. FT-IR, XRD, EDX and selected-area electron diffraction demonstrated that the nanorods are composed of pure cubic phase Co₃O₄. Magnetic measurements at room temperature suggested the existence of a weak ferromagnetic behavior. The optical spectrum indicated two direct band gaps at 2.20 and 3.60 eV with a blue shift compared with the bulk sample. The photocatalytic activity of Co₃O₄ nanorods was investigated for the degradation of methylene blue (MB) as a model of dye pollutants in the presence of H₂O₂ as a green oxidant. The Co₃O₄ nanorods showed high efficiency for the degradation of MB dye by using H₂O₂ under visible light irradiation. Trapping experiments indicated that hydroxyl (^•OH) radicals were the main reactive species for dye degradation in the present photocatalytic system. In addition, the possible photodegradation mechanism was also proposed based on the trapping experiment results.

کلیدواژه‌ها

Co3O4 nanorods؛ Methylene blue dye؛ Microwave irradiation؛ Photocatalytic degradation؛ Transition metal oxides

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