Nano Express
Photocatalytic Degradation of Isopropanol Over PbSnO3Nanostructures Under Visible Light Irradiation
International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (MANA) and Photocatalytic Materials Center (PMC), National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), 1-2-1 Sengen, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-0047, Japan
Nanoscale Research Letters 2009, 4:274-280 doi:10.1007/s11671-008-9237-y
Published: 7 January 2009Abstract
Nanostructured PbSnO3photocatalysts with particulate and tubular morphologies have been synthesized from a simple hydrothermal process. As-prepared samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction, Brunauer–Emmet–Teller surface area, transmission electron microscopy, and diffraction spectroscopy. The photoactivities of the PbSnO3nanostructures for isopropanol (IPA) degradation under visible light irradiation were investigated systematically, and the results revealed that these nanostructures show much higher photocatalytic properties than bulk PbSnO3material. The possible growth mechanism of tubular PbSnO3catalyst was also investigated briefly.
