Efficient photocatalytic activity of MnO2-loaded ZrO2/carbon cluster nanocomposite materials under visible light irradiation

Nano-sized ZrO2/carbon cluster nanocomposite material was successfully prepared by the calcination of Zr(acac)4/epoxy resin complex in air. The composite material obtained by calcining at 200 °C was treated with hydrogen hexachloroplatinate hexahydrate (H2PtCl6) to obtain Pt-loaded materials denoted...

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Main Authors: Matsui, Hiroshi, Bandou, N., Karuppuchamy, Subbian, Hassan, Mohd Ali, Yoshihara, Masakuni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2012
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/22385/1/Efficient%20photocatalytic%20activity%20of%20MnO2.pdf
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/22385/
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S027288421100839X
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Summary:Nano-sized ZrO2/carbon cluster nanocomposite material was successfully prepared by the calcination of Zr(acac)4/epoxy resin complex in air. The composite material obtained by calcining at 200 °C was treated with hydrogen hexachloroplatinate hexahydrate (H2PtCl6) to obtain Pt-loaded materials denoted as Ic200Pt'sH's. The Pt-loaded material modified with MnO2 particles efficiently decompose water into H2 and O2 with a [H2]/[O2] ratio of 2 under the irradiation of visible light (λ > 460 nm) through the electron transfer process of MnO2 → carbon clusters → ZrO2 → Pt.