Facile hydrothermal synthesis of flower-like hematite microstructure with high photocatalytic properties

Timur Sh. ATABAEV

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Journal of Advanced Ceramics 2015, 4(1): 61-64 https://doi.org/10.1007/s40145-015-0133-5

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Facile hydrothermal synthesis of flower-like hematite microstructure with high photocatalytic properties

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Department of Physics and Astronomy, Seoul National University, Gwanak-gu, Seoul 151-747, Republic of Korea

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nanostructure, hydrothermal synthesis, hematite

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ATABAEV TS. Facile hydrothermal synthesis of flower-like hematite microstructure with high photocatalytic properties. Journal of Advanced Ceramics, 2015, 4(1): 61-64. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40145-015-0133-5

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A flower-like hematite microstructure has been successfully prepared by a facile hydrothermal synthesis method without using any organic solvents or templates. It is revealed that the flower-like hematite microstructure consists of well-crystallized nanorods with the average diameter of about 100±15 nm and average length of about 900±100 nm growing from the centers. A possible growth mechanism of the flower-like α-Fe₂O₃ microstructure is proposed and discussed. The photocatalytic properties of the synthesized flower-like hematite nanostructure are evaluated using the degradation of rhodamine B in aqueous solution.

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Facile hydrothermal synthesis of flower-like hematite microstructure with high photocatalytic properties

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Department of Physics and Astronomy, Seoul National University, Gwanak-gu, Seoul 151-747, Republic of Korea

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Keywords: nanostructure, hydrothermal synthesis, hematite

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Received: 09 July 2014

Revised: 26 October 2014

Accepted: 27 October 2014

Published: 31 January 2015

Issue date: March 2015

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This work was financially supported by NRF research grant (No. 3348-20120033).

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