NANO EXPRESS Controlled Growth of WO3 Nanostructures with Three Different Morphologies and Their Structural, Optical, and Photodecomposition Studies

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  • S. Rajagopal
  • Jacques Robichaud
چکیده

Tungsten trioxide (WO3) nanostructures were synthesized by hydrothermal method using sodium tungstate (Na2WO4 2H2O) alone as starting material, and sodium tungstate in presence of ferrous ammonium sulfate [(NH4)2 Fe(SO4)2 6H2O] or cobalt chloride (CoCl2 6H2O) as structure-directing agents. Orthorhombic WO3 having a rectangular slab-like morphology was obtained when Na2WO4 2H2O was used alone. When ferrous ammonium sulfate and cobalt chloride were added to sodium tungstate, hexagonal WO3 nanowire clusters and hexagonal WO3 nanorods were obtained, respectively. The crystal structure and orientation of the synthesized products were studied by X-ray diffraction (XRD), micro-Raman spectroscopy, and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM), and their chemical composition was analyzed by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). The optical properties of the synthesized products were verified by UV–Vis and photoluminescence studies. A photodegradation study on Procion Red MX 5B was also carried out, showing that the hexagonal WO3 nanowire clusters had the highest photodegradation efficiency.

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تاریخ انتشار 2009