MICROWAVE-HYDROTHERMAL SYNTHESIS AND PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITY OF NANODISPERSED ZINC OXIDE

摘要

We have proposed a hydrothermal microwave route to fabricate highly efficient photocatalysts based on ZnO with functional characteristics better than commercial analogues based on TiO_2. We have shown that the heating rate of the Zn~(2+)/hexamethylenetetramine reaction mixtures is the key factor determining the morphology and photocatalytic activity of ZnO.