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http://dx.doi.org/10.14478/ace.2016.1066

Photocatalytic Dye Decomposition Effect of Binary Copper (I) Selenide-graphene Nanocomposites Synthesized with Facile Microwave-assisted Technique  

Ali, Asghar (Department of Advanced Materials Science & Engineering, Hanseo University)
Oh, Won-Chun (Department of Advanced Materials Science & Engineering, Hanseo University)
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Applied Chemistry for Engineering / v.27, no.5, 2016 , pp. 483-489 More about this Journal
Abstract
Here, we examined the photo-degradation efficiency of $Cu_2Se$-graphene nanocomposites synthesized by a facile and fast microwave-assisted technique. The prepared composites were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), Raman spectroscopy, XPS and UV-Vis spectrophotometry. The photocatalytic performance was studied through the decomposition of Rhodamine (Rh B) as a standard dye under visible light radiation. A 95% of Rh B degradation after visible light irradiation for 180 min indicates that the $Cu_2Se$-graphene composite exhibited significant photodegradation efficiency. Therefore, it can be concluded that the synthesized $Cu_2Se$-graphene can be used as a suitable catalyst for decomposing dye pollutants.
Keywords
graphene; semiconductor; photocatalysts; XRD; TEM; raman; photo-degradation;
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