• 文献标题:   Synergistic Effect of NiO-Ga2O2-Graphene Heterostructures on Congo Red Photodegradation in Water
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   SHAALAN NM, RASHAD M, AWADA C
  • 作者关键词:   nioga2o2 heterojunction, ternary nanocomposite, graphene, congo red, photocatalytic
  • 出版物名称:   SEPARATIONS
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  • 被引频次:   3
  • DOI:   10.3390/separations9080201
  • 出版年:   2022

▎ 摘  要

We studied the effect of the mixed phase of nickel oxide-gallium oxide-graphene (NiO-Ga2O2/G) heterostructure nanocomposite on the photocatalytic degradation of Congo red dye. The effect was investigated based on NiO-Ga2O2 junction, NiO-graphene, and Ga2O2-graphene contacts. The laser-induced graphene was embedded into NiO and NiO-Ga2O2. Raman spectra confirmed the fabrication of disordered graphene and the mixed phase between the oxides and graphene. HRTEM showed that very fine nanoparticles for both NiO and Ga2O2 with a size of similar to 7-10 nm were synthesized. Elemental compositional expressed the formation mixed phase. The effect of graphene content was investigated at 2 and 10% wt with NiO and the heterojunction of NiO-Ga2O2. The photocurrent studies was measured of these nanocomposite film deposited on two interdigitated gold electrodes, biased by 5.0 V and irradiated by the UV source. The results of photocatalysis measurements indicated an improvement occurred upon the heterojunction between Ga2O2 and NiO, however, a dramatic improvement was observed with the addition of graphene of 10%. The results expressed that the ternary phase of p-NiO/n-Ga2O2/graphene is promising in the photocatalytic application toward Congo red decomposition.