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http://dx.doi.org/10.4191/kcers.2018.55.4.03

Synthesis and Characterization of a Ternary Nanocomposite Based on CdSe Decorated Graphene-TiO2 and its Application in the Quantitative Analysis of Alcohol with Reduction of CO2  

Ali, Asghar (University of Chitral)
Biswas, Md Rokon Dowla (Department of Advanced Materials Science & Engineering, Hanseo University)
Areerob, Yonrapach (Department of Advanced Materials Science & Engineering, Hanseo University)
Nguyen, Dinh Cung Tien (Department of Advanced Materials Science & Engineering, Hanseo University)
Oh, Won-Chun (Department of Advanced Materials Science & Engineering, Hanseo University)
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Journal of the Korean Ceramic Society / v.55, no.4, 2018 , pp. 381-391 More about this Journal
Abstract
In this work, photocatalytic $CO_2$ reduction over a CdSe-graphene-$TiO_2$ nanocomposite has been studied. The obtained material was successfully fabricated via ultrasonic technique. The physical properties of the as-synthesized materials were characterized by some physical techniques. The $TiO_2$ and CdSe dispersed graphene nanocomposite showed excellent results of strong reduction rates of $CO_2$ compared to the results of bare $TiO_2$ and binary CdSe-graphene. An outstanding point of the combination of CdSe-$TiO_2$ and graphene appeared in the form of great photocatalytic reduction capability of $CO_2$. The photocatalytic activity of the asfabricated composite was tested by surveying for the photoreduction of $CO_2$ to alcohol under UV and visible light irradiation, and the obtained results imply that the as-prepared CdSe-graphene-$TiO_2$ nanocomposite is promising to become a potential candidate for the photocatalytic $CO_2$ reduction.
Keywords
$CO_2$ reduction; CdSe-graphene-$TiO_2$; Photocatalytic activity;
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