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Effect of Surfactants on ZnO Synthesis by Hydrothermal Method and Photocatalytic Properties

계면활성제 첨가에 의한 산화아연의 수열합성과 광촉매 특성

  • Hyeon, Hye-Hyeon (Department of Engineering Chemistry, Chungbuk National University) ;
  • Lee, Dong-Kyu (Department of Engineering Chemistry, Chungbuk National University)
  • 현혜현 (충북대학교 공과대학 공업화학과) ;
  • 이동규 (충북대학교 공과대학 공업화학과)
  • Received : 2017.02.01
  • Accepted : 2017.03.21
  • Published : 2017.03.30
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Abstract

Zinc oxide is, one of metal oxide semiconductor, harmless to human and environment-friendly. It has excellent chemical and thermal stability properties. Wurtzite-zinc oxide is a large band gap energy of 3.37 eV and high exciton binding energy of 60 meV. It can be applied to various fields, such as solar cells, degradation of the dye waste, the gas sensor. The photocatalytic activity of zinc oxide is varied according to the particle shape and change of crystallinity. Therefore, It is very important to specify the additives and the experimental variables. In this study, the zinc oxide were synthesized by using a microwave assisted hydrothermal synthesis. The precursor was used as the zinc nitrate, the pH value was controlled as 11 by NaOH. Surfactants are the ethanolamine, cetyltrimethylammonium bromide, sodium dodecyl sulfate, sorbitan monooleate was added by changing the concentration. The composite particles had the shape of a star-like, curcular cone, seed shape, flake-sphere. Physical and chemical properties of the obtained zinc oxide was characterized using x-ray diffractometer, field emission scanning electron microscopy, thermogravimetric analysis and optical properties was characterized using UV-visible spectroscopy, photoluminescence and raman spectroscopy.

금속산화물 반도체 중 하나인 산화아연은 인체에 무해하고 친환경적이며, 우수한 화학적, 열적 안정성의 특성을 지니며 3.37 eV의 넓은 밴드갭 에너지와 60 meV의 높은 엑시톤 바인딩 에너지로 인해 태양전지, 염료페기물의 분해, 가스센서 등 다양한 분야에 응용이 가능한 물질이다. 산화아연은 입자 형상 및 결정성의 변화에 따라 광촉매 활성이 변하게 된다. 따라서, 다양한 실험변수와 첨가제를 사용하여 입자를 합성하는 것이 매우 중요하다. 본 논문에서는 마이크로파 수열합성법을 사용하여 산화아연을 합성하였다. 전구체로는 질산아연을 사용하였고, 수산화나트륨을 사용하여 용액의 pH를 11로 조정하였다. 첨가제로는 계면활성제인 에탄올아민, 세틸트리메틸암모늄브로마이드, 소듐도데실설페이트, 솔비탄모노올레이트를 첨가하였다. 합성된 입자는 별모양, 원추형, 씨드형태, 박막형태의 구형의 형상을 보였다. 합성된 산화아연의 물리 화학적 특성은 XRD, SEM, TGA을 통하여 확인하였고, 광학적 특성은 UV-vis spectroscopy, PL spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy으로 확인하였다.

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